On 30 June 2022, the Commission released the new Sepsis Clinical Care Standard. The new standard is a ‘game changer’ that will ensure healthcare workers recognise sepsis as a medical emergency.
Many people have never heard of sepsis, but it kills more Australians every year than road traffic accidents or stroke. This summary backgrounder and Q&A provides an overview of this life-threatening condition, how you can get it and the longer term impacts on people.
The Sepsis Clinical Care Standard will help to ensure that patients with signs and symptoms of sepsis are recognised early, and receive rapid treatment and coordinated care to prevent organ failure, disability or death.
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Key sources underpinning the Sepsis Clinical Care Standard are:
Show your support for the clinical care standard by downloading and sharing the content on your website, social networks or within your health service organisation. You are encouraged to use these resources to raise awareness about the new standard and best practice care for sepsis.
The Sepsis Clinical Care Standard was developed by the Commission, in partnership with The George Institute for Global Health.
The Sepsis Clinical Care Standard will help to ensure that patients with signs and symptoms of sepsis are recognised early, and receive rapid treatment and coordinated care to prevent organ failure, disability or death.
This highlights infographic outlines the burden of sepsis in Australia, the costs to our healthcare system, and also has a visual summary of the signs and symptoms of sepsis.
Poster for Infection Prevention and Control - Airborne precautions.
Poster for Infection Prevention and Control - Droplet precautions, in addition to standard precautions.
The poster illustrates contact precautions, in addition to standard precautions.
Poster for Infection Prevention and Control - Standard precautions.