Sepsis Awareness: It's About T.I.M.E.

WHAT IS SEPSIS?

Sepsis is the body’s overwhelming and life-threatening response to infection, which can lead to
tissue damage, organ failure, and death.

WHO CAN GET SEPSIS?

While sepsis is an equal-opportunity killer, impacting the sick, the well, and people of all ages,
some groups are more likely to be affected. These include very young children, older adults, and
those with a weakened immune system.

WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF SEPSIS?

T – TEMPERATURE that’s abnormal

I – Signs of an INFECTION

M – MENTAL DECLINE

E – Feeling EXTREMELY ILL

WHY T.I.M.E. MATTERS?

When it comes to sepsis, TIME matters. For every hour treatment is delayed, the risk of death
increases by as much as 8%. As many as 80% of sepsis deaths could be prevented with rapid diagnosis
and treatment.

SEPSIS IS A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS:

• More than 1.7 million people in the U.S. are diagnosed with sepsis each year – one every 20 seconds and the incidence is rising 8% every year.
• In the United State, sepsis takes a life every two minutes.
• 270,000 people die from sepsis every year in the U.S. This is more than opioid overdoses, breast cancer, and prostate cancer combined.
• Sepsis is the leading cause of death in U.S. hospitals.
• More than 75,000 children develop severe sepsis each year in the U.S. and 6,800 of these children die, more than from pediatric cancers.
• Sepsis hospitalizations in the U.S. cost more than $27 billion each year.
• Sepsis is the number one cause of hospital readmissions, costing more than $2 billion each year.
• Sepsis is the leading cause of readmissions to the hospital in the U.S., with 19% of people hospitalized with sepsis needing to be re-hospitalized within 30 days

SEPSIS AWARENESS MONTH CALL TO ACTION:

• Sepsis takes a life every 2 minutes. This September, you can make a difference. Take the T.I.M.E. today to stop sepsis. Learn how at sepsis.org (or your organization website).
• Sepsis takes a life every 2 minutes. This September, take the T.I.M.E. to save lives. Learn how at sepsis.org (or your organization website).