Sepsis - It's About T.I.M.E.

What is Sepsis?

Sepsis is the body's response to an infection. It is a life-threatening health emergency. Sepsis happens when an infection you have makes a chain reaction throughout your body. Without quick care, sepsis can quickly lead to tissue damage, organ failure, amputations, and death. Anyone can get sepsis. If you think you may have sepsis, see a doctor, call 911, or go to the hospital right away. Say to your doctor "I am worried that I may have sepsis."

What's the Big Deal?

• Sepsis is the 3rd leading cause of death in the U.S.

• 1.7 million people in the U.S. have sepsis per year. That is 1 person every 20 seconds.

• 1 person dies every two minutes from sepsis in the U.S.

• The risk of death from sepsis raises as much as 8% for every hour that care is delayed.

• As many as 80% of sepsis deaths could be stopped with rapid diagnosis and treatment.

• Sepsis is very common in Eastern North Carolina.