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BACT]IAL1 VIRUS OR FUNGAL 9FEC;NS4
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ORGANS4 ,X C CAUSE LIFE-?R1T5+ *ANGES TO
YR BODY4
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= EXAMPLE1 BLOOD VESSELS1 SK91 LUNGS1
HE>T1 KIDNEYS1 & BRA94
  ,X C AL CAUSE DAMAGE TO YR BODY'S
9T]NAL SY/EMS4 ,= EXAMPLE1 YR N]V\S   #A
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9APPROPRIATE & DANG]\S RESPONSE ( YR
IMMUNE SY/EM4
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G TO HOSPITAL4 ,E>LY TR1T;T BY DOCTORS &
NURSES W 9CLUDE3

_4 ANTIBIOTICS & 9TRAV5\S FLUIDS
_4 OXYG5 IF X IS NE$$
_4 TAK+ BLOOD CULTURES "<TO ID5TIFY !
  TYPE ( BUG OR 9FEC;N T HAS L$ TO !
  SEPSIS">
_4 TAK+ BLOOD SAMPLES
_4 S5IOR NURSES & DOCTORS W 2 9VOLV$ 9 ?
  TR1T;T4

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C>E4
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SPECIALIS$ SUPPORT4
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HOSPITAL >E TR1T$4 ,! NURSES & DOCTORS
USE SPECIALIS$ EQUIP;T & M$ICA;N TO
SUPPORT & TR1T DAMAG$ ORGANS1 = EXAMPLE1
YR HE>T1 LUNGS & KIDNEYS4
  ,"S EXAMPLES ( EQUIP;T & M$ICA;N
9CLUDE RESPIRATORY V5TILATORS1 KIDNEY
DIALYSIS MA*9ES1 M$ICA;NS TO KEEP !
BLOOD PRESSURE UP AT SAFE LEVEL = ORGAN
FUNC;N1 & S$ATIVES TO 9DUCE A COMA T
ALL[S TR1T;T TO 2 GIV5 & RE/ = ! BODY TO
RECOV]4
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PATI5TS AT AT "T4
  ,! ,,ICU T1M (T5 HAS O!R            #C
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PHYSIO!RAPI/S & PH>MACI/S4

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  ,! MA9 GOAL ( TR1T;T 9 ! ,,ICU IS TO
GET Y OR YR :_ANAU MEMB] WELL 5 TO 2
SAFELY TRANSF]R$ TO EI ! ,,HDU OR
HOSPITAL W>D = ONGO+ C>E & REHABILITA;N4
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2 UNSETTL+4 ,ON ! W>D1 ! FOCUS ( TR1T;T
IS ONGO+ M$ICAL MANAGE;T & REHABILITA;N4
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PREP>E Y = ! MOVE1 BY TALK+ AB :AT IS
HAPP5+ & :AT Y C EXPECT 9 T]MS ( C>E
PLANN+4
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:_ANAU (T5 / FEEL SC>$ & UNC]TA9 AB :AT
TO EXPECT OR SC>$ AB 8:AT IF ?+S G
WR;G04 ,!Y MI<T / 2 3FUS$ OR N ?9K+   #D
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2 A BIG *ANGE4
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SIGN ( IMPROVE;T4 ,IF Y >E FEEL+ UNC]TA9
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  ,Y C F9D M 9=MA;N AB SEPSIS 9 O!R
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_4 ,RECOV]+ F SEPSIS

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