14/09/2026
🚨 SEPSIS DOESN’T CARE IF YOU’RE HAVING A QUIET DAY… 🚨
One minute you’re thinking “I feel rough” and the next your body has decided to go completely off-script. 🫠
On World Sepsis Day, let’s talk about something everyone hopes they don't encounter, but should know how to recognise.
🦠 WHAT IS SEPSIS?
Sepsis is a life-threatening reaction to an infection where the body's response starts damaging its own tissues and organs.
It can happen to anyone, and it can deteriorate frighteningly quickly.
🚩 RED FLAGS TO WATCH FOR:
• Extreme or uncontrollable shivering
• Very unwell or rapidly getting worse
• Confusion, unusual drowsiness or difficulty staying awake
• Difficulty breathing or breathing very fast
• Pale, blue, mottled or clammy skin
• Very high or low temperature, or feeling unusually cold
• Fast heartbeat
• Passing very little or no urine
• A rash that doesn't fade when pressed
🩺 FIRST AID
Keep them safe and comfortable and don't leave them alone.
If they're conscious and able to swallow, encourage small amounts of fluid.
Most importantly, don't sit there waiting to see if it gets better.
📞 THINK SEPSIS? CALL 999.
Tell the call handler what is happening and say you are concerned about sepsis.
🚑 Because sometimes that little voice saying “something really isn't right here” is worth listening to.
And yes, ambulance crews would much rather come out and find you've called because you were worried, than arrive later because everyone was waiting for things to magically sort themselves out.
Sepsis is serious. Know the signs. Act quickly.
