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Sepsis in EMS | February 7th 2023

Date of Presentation: February 7, 2023

Type: Past Presentation  

Audience: Clinical  

Program: Emergency Medical Services  

Keywords: #antibiotics  #ems  #infection  #sepsis  

Sepsis is the body’s life-threatening reaction to an infection. In the United States, sepsis affects 1.7 million people and takes 270,000 lives. As many as 87% of sepsis cases originate in the patient’s community. EMS and prehospital practitioners are often the first medical providers to reach these cases. In this presentation, Dr. Neal Nettesheim discusses the prehospital recognition of Sepsis, diagnosis, differentials, and treatment of Sepsis by EMS.

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Presented by:

Neal Nettesheim MD

Neal Nettesheim MD, MS FAAEM, is a UNM EMS FELLOW, and a veteran with the US Army.

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Date added: February 7, 2023