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Help Spread the Word About Sepsis Year Round Get Ahead of Sepsis, Save a Life

Sepsis is the body's extreme response to an infection and is a life-threatening medical emergency. One in three people who dies in a hospital had sepsis during that hospitalization. During September’s Sepsis Awareness Month, CDC’s Get Ahead of Sepsis effort shared important information to protect people from sepsis. Explore and share the new resources below and help us continue getting ahead of sepsis! For Healthcare Professionals: Get the latest Hospital Sepsis Program Core Elements data. Hospitals have made progress in resourcing their sepsis programs. However, they can further strengthen programs to optimize patient care. Read about this data and new opportunities for improving sepsis care and outcomes in a Safe Healthcare Blog post. Order or download free healthcare professional materials about sepsis. Share them with your colleagues. These materials include a new outpatient dialysis provider fact sheet. For Patients, Caregivers, & Volunteers: Download and share free patient education materials about sepsis. Don’t forget the new fact sheet for people receiving chronic dialysis. Order new toolkits for parents and caregivers of children and youth coaches, counselors, and other volunteers to help those who work with children stop an infection before it can lead to sepsis. Learn why CDC is helping to protect children from sepsis in a new Safe Healthcare Blog post. Anyone can get an infection, and almost any infection can lead to sepsis. For Partners: Use our updated public health partner toolkit. Customize social media messages, graphics, and drop-in articles and share them with your audiences.

Help CDC continue to improve sepsis outcomes and save lives year-round. Follow official CDC social media pages on Facebook, X, Instagram, and LinkedIn, and use the hashtag #GetAheadOfSepsis. To learn more about sepsis and how to prevent infections, visit www.cdc.gov/sepsis.

	Protect children from sepsis with CDC’s new free sepsis materials. Order and share today: https://www.cdc.gov/sepsis/php/toolkit/index.html #SAM2024 #GetAheadOfSepsis

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