🦠 What is Sepsis?
Sepsis happens when your body overreacts to an infection and starts attacking its own organs. It can develop from any infection — a UTI, chest infection, wound, or even a small cut.
Sepsis kills more people than heart attacks, lung cancer, and bowel cancer combined. But with early treatment, most people survive.
Slurred Speech or Confusion
New confusion, difficulty speaking, or not making sense
Extreme Shivering or Muscle Pain
Severe shaking, muscle aches, feeling very unwell
Not Passing Urine (all day)
No urine passed in 12+ hours, or much less than normal
Severe Breathlessness
Struggling to breathe, breathing very fast
"I Feel Like I Might Die"
A sense of doom, feeling worse than ever before
Mottled or Discoloured Skin
Skin looks mottled, pale, blue, or has unusual colouring
Any of These Signs? Call 999
Say: "I think it could be sepsis" — this ensures fast action.
📞 Call 999Think SEPSIS
If someone has an infection AND any of these:
⚠️ Who's Most at Risk?
- Very young children and babies
- Elderly people
- People with weakened immune systems
- People who've recently had surgery or wounds
- People with catheters or IV lines
- People with diabetes or chronic illness
But sepsis can affect anyone — including young, healthy people.
👶 Children — Different Signs
- Breathing very fast
- Fits or convulsions
- Mottled, bluish or pale skin
- Rash that doesn't fade when pressed
- Very lethargic or difficult to wake
- Feels abnormally cold
- Under 5: not eating, repeated vomiting
⏱️ Why Time Matters
- Every hour without treatment increases death risk
- Sepsis can progress from infection to death in 12-24 hours
- Early antibiotics and fluids save lives
- Say "sepsis" when you call — it triggers fast response
