Protect Your Residents From Sepsis

PROTECT YOUR RESIDENTS FROM SEPSIS.

Sepsis is a medical emergency. You play a critical role. Protect your residents by ACTING FAST. Infections put your residents at risk for a life-threatening condition called sepsis. Anyone can get an infection, and almost any infection, including COVID-19, can lead to sepsis. Sepsis is the body’s extreme response to an infection. Sepsis happens when an infection you already have triggers a chain reaction throughout your body. With your fast recognition, most residents survive.

WHAT SHOULD I DO IF I SUSPECT SEPSIS?

• Know your facility’s existing guidance for diagnosing and managing sepsis.
• Immediately alert the healthcare professional overseeing care of the resident.
• Check resident progress frequently. Treatment requires urgent medical care, usually in an intensive care unit in a hospital, and includes careful monitoring of vital signs and often antibiotics. Early and frequent reassessment of residents with sepsis should be undertaken to determine the appropriate duration and type of therapy.

NYSHFA | NYSCAL CONTACTS:

Jackie Pappalardi, RN, BSN
Executive Director
518-462-4800 x16

Lisa Volk, RN, B.P.S., LNHA
Director, Clinical & Quality Services
518-462-4800 x15