Sepsis: Pediatric First Response

In the United States, more than 75,000 children develop sepsis each year. Sepsis accounts for 100,000 pediatric emergency department visits each year, with nearly 20% of children treated for septic shock arriving in the emergency department via ambulance.
First responders are on the frontlines of sepsis recognition and early treatment and need to know the signs and symptoms of sepsis and how to initiate treatment in pediatric patients.
Share this video with your colleagues, patients, and loved ones to ensure they know the signs and symptoms of pediatric sepsis. This video includes a reenactment of an EMS response to a pediatric sepsis case and expert commentary on sepsis in pediatric patients.
To learn more about sepsis, visit www.sepsis.org.
To share your sepsis story, visit www.facesofsepsis.org

[@denisepope4478]

I had sepsis in 2013, on a ventilator for 33 days. Blood clot to my large intestine cause gangrene. Every system failed. Heart failure, right lung collapsed, Renal failure. I had emergency surgery to remove all but 18 inches of large intestine, colostomy. Had seizure and stroke affected right side and my speech. I was not expected to survive, but with prayers and God I did. I had renal dialysis. Comprehensive rehabilitation. I learned how to walk and talk again. I had home health RN, PT, and ST. 8 months later I had the colostomy reversed. My kidneys are at 50%. I am a million dollar miracle. I had a team of very specialize doctors who took Care of me. Some I had worked with for years as and RN and my primary doctor who I had worked on the floor with and he had been my doctor for 20 years. Thank God for allowing people to have the intelligence to become doctors and specialize in certain fields.

[@LittleBitOfLife]

Thank God you're still here to tell your story.

[@nenblom]

God bless you.

[@alchietentativa1659]

My 3 months old son because of septic shock.until now it's hard to forget that he's gone.i miss him so much...😭😭😭 i witnessed he's struggles until his last breathe💔💔💔 he's just 3 months...

[@LittleBitOfLife]

@@alchietentativa1659 That's so sad. I'm so sorry :(

[@envisionwewew2270]

For that nurse for recognizing the signs of sepsis and acting quickly that day. WAY TO GO because she might have saved that boy’s life.

[@tanyagsw7920]

😅😅😅😅

[@zeeba36]

She needs a shout out. That is someone who loves what they do and loves people....

[@bethkats3121]

You are definitely correct! Any nurse wouldn’t of discovered that. The nurse probably would’ve said go back to class and maybe told the mother to put cream on it or told the child to put some kind of anti-itch cream on it. I hope the child is OK; it sounds like he will be. I hate hearing stories of kids who don’t make it. So sad

[@lydiep6814]

I’d dread to think how much all of that cost, videos like this make me so grateful for the NHS!

[@marianeri9901]

Hi I’m going to work tomorrow morning I’m trying not to getting back home I’m trying not to get to work on tomorrow but I’m trying to working on tomorrow and I’m going to work out tomorrow I’m trying to working on tomorrow I’m trying not too I’m going home I’m going tomorrow morning I’m trying to get back home I’m going home I’m going to work on tomorrow Hi you ok I will have to pick up tomorrow’s stuff and then I’m going to pick you out

[@marianeri9901]

Hi I’m going to work tomorrow I’m going home I’m going to work tomorrow morning I’m trying to get to the school tomorrow I’m trying not to getting back to my work stuff don’t work I’m trying tomorrow morning anyway so I’m just trying I’m trying to working on tomorrow morning anyway I’m just going back to the school to work ours tomorrow morning and I’m trying

[@honestlyno.]

Yeah, ha.. near me the ambulance ride alone is $1,000. And that's just getting started. ._.)

[@lildeegurrl]

When I had sepsis the drs in the hospital told me had I gone in an hour later I would have either been on full life support or passed away. Sepsis landed me in the icu for 4 days

[@Yourgirlkennaa]

My school nurse would have given you an ice pack and pepper mint and told you to go back to class lol 😂

[@ashleecollinsworth5039]

Same

[@Yourgirlkennaa]

@@ashleecollinsworth5039 lol 😂

[@jackiemarini3203]

Same here .

[@ianlombardo9758]

Had she done that in a case like this, she would’ve lost her license

[@_reckless_]

@@ianlombardo9758 exactly

[@mitchellarmstrong3759]

The nurse deserves an award. Her realizing what was going on could've saved this kids life.

[@summerkennedy5726]

Big thumbs up up for the nurse she’s a hero saved that life much love for nurses

[@nancyomi7674]

Just a little over 2 weeks we loss my brother in law to it. He had food poisoning. No one knew he had a serious liver problem. While being treated his systems were shutting down from the poisoning. Then he was turning around when I contracted sepsis and that was it. It was just his time I guess. My mom had sepsis as well as my sister 2 yrs later. On the tail now him. Makes me wonder doctors ability to spot it. But great presentation. Informative and educated me more.

[@helloyall4355]

Sorry to hear about your brother in law.. I went septic 2 years ago and was caused by food poisoning. I was in ICU for 4 days and stayed in PCU for another 4 days.

[@nancyomi7674]

@@helloyall4355 yeah it was so sudden. My sister 2 years ago also died from it. She had a bad UTI and compromised immune system . She passed that night. We just had gotten together and had the best time. Only makes it even more important to forgive the small stuff and forgive the worst as well. Kindness leaves no regrets.

[@meganthursby2002]

So sorry for your loss

[@bronxbully6261]

@@nancyomi7674 my wife just died jan 4 2022 from it at the age of 34 still dont understand it we was on the phone from 1 to 5 at 6 she said she cant breath and coughing there was no signs she was sick while she was on the phone with me to this day iam thinking i hope she wasnt feeling well running her mouth to me on the phone and what went wrong from 5 to 6 oclock

[@LuckyKat89TV]

It can be hard to diagnose because there is no “test”. A lactic acid level is only one clue. Otherwise there’s nothing definitive. There isn’t always a definitive outside source of infection like a wound.

[@JustJessMN]

My 10 year old daughter developed sepsis the day after she had her tonsils and adenoids out October 6, 2023 she was 9. Brought her to my rural MN small town ER and they did abdomen X-rays for no reason and sent us home and by the grace of God I knew she was severely ill so drove nearly an hour away to a big bigger towns hospital and they almost sent us home as well but her health declined so quick right beforehand and ended up needing to be transported via ambulance to a bigger city’s hospital pediatric intensive care unit for a week and two days after getting home from that, she had her incisions in her throat hemorrhaging so sent back to that big hospital PICU for several more days. When we got home from the 2nd hospitalization we came home to dozens of handmade cards in my mailbox from all of her 4th grade classmates. It was absolutely heartwarming. I was afraid I was going to lose her.

[@sepsisalliance]

Thank you for sharing your experience! We are so sorry to hear about your daughter's battle with sepsis, but glad she pulled through! If you are looking for any more information on sepsis or a free, online community for sepsis survivors and caregivers, please visit: www.sepsis.org/sepsis-alliance-resources/.

[@arsewipe22424]

Smart school nurse! She acted on her gut feeling.

[@ServiceDogRosie]

This actress aka school nurse is way to happy and smiling for something that would make 98%of nurses panic and worrying.. increased pulse rate.. nurses would say pt. Is tachy, fever/elevated temp and hypotension with increased resp of 30 breaths per min etc

[@clairem730]

According to the credits the actress is also a nurse. Personally I found her portrayal believable - often people can appear very composed under stress when they have a job to do, and especially when they are trying to help a patient remain calm. I thought the whole video was incredibly valuable.

[@doralevitt2879]

And if she started panicking, how was he going to be calm?

[@joyceedwards3336]

It’s to teach, not entertain

[@joyceedwards3336]

If you were aware of nurse training, you would be aware that a good nurse Never shows signs of panic! This child needed to stay calm!

[@sherrydawson6253]

Great school nurse! Good for her❤❤

[@jeffgrant6914]

Sepsis almost killed me not once but twice

[@janicemcbryar111]

Lost my dad to it in 2009

[@meganthursby2002]

So sorry for your loss

[@EddieTruckingAdventures]

Sorry for your loss

[@matthewehrmann2367]

Hi guys thank you for doing these videos

[@michelleshelley995]

My feanssee passed away last year February 15 th that was one cause.he had 7 different infections.he was 72 years old

[@anapprenticeforlife4116]

What's a feanssee? You mean a Fiancé?

[@joshrea8577]

My school nurse would have told the office to call 911 and then they would have called my mom

[@brittanybennett3126]

I had sepsis 1 or 2 years ago and I'm doing much better. My symptoms were a fever and feeling really cold

[@ashleymarie6585]

“a SHARP clinical provider.... like a school nurse” LMAO stop this

[@shelleysargent406]

adults to?

[@tammysharp4461]

Sweet. Rain. Mediration

[@cinarahscales2050]

Hi

[@jordancoe-demoore1620]

Oh buddy I hope he will be back to normal

[@simoneletter3912]

My son died from sepsis in 2019

[@gailwalker6872]

I’m so very sorry. Know he is heaven with Jesus.

[@simoneletter3912]

@@gailwalker6872 thank you I know my baby is watching me

[@warpath60]

My nieces best friend died of it. She went to our hospital they sent her home.

[@warpath60]

Her family sued our hospital . My niece still has a hard time . I told her they should have known was in her chart had it before

[@simoneletter3912]

@@warpath60 I dont have a money to hire a lawyer to sue What they did to was they didn't even check the hospital where my son normally goes They didn't listen to me My son was born with sickle cell disease I dont know how he got sepsis I didn't even know

[@summerstarbrewer9494]

he still alive

[@theresageiger584]

I'm dying

[@KimBauman-r8w]

Hero nurse

[@Creeper-uo4eh]

My dad almost got sepsis when he was little

[@Spongebob51398]

Whenever I went to the emergency room because I needed a doctor to see me, I almost always had to stay overnight or longer

[@flatc41]

🐞

[@erinsweeney8271]

Mhm

[@KimBauman-r8w]

My nurse would have sent us home

[@LelandNegron-s9o]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@deannayoung5311]

My son almost died because his school didn't respond to his signs They knew he had medical problems" and that he was born premature he has IDD... It was in his school record... He has immune chronic disease! And asthma.... he had spent the weekend with His father he took him to school... I wasnt told he wasn't feeling well.. The school never called me at work" Nor did his father tell me he had complained of feeling sick" Untell I picked him up after school I was so upset I could see from his walking and his face something was terrible wrong! He told me he couldn't focus in class I felt his head he had a Fever" he told me mom im dizzy" I immediately Rushed him to the hospital he was sent to the children's hospital In Sanfransico California.. School officials and uncaring unqualified n/a should not be In our school's.....

[@nenblom]

That school nurse was fantastic!

[@jbuccilli1]

excellent,excellent,excellent presentation!

[@nicholasaaseby4311]

ITS A REAL VIDEO

[@nicholasaaseby4311]

this is not actor this kid actually had it

[@danielonn2002]

The nurse is the hero here

[@susanlewis4843]

Within 20 minutes from the very first symptom of sepsis for me, I was going into kidney failure.

[@michelleshelley995]

He went through so much and I wasn't aware.

[@jamiecyr2694]

ashley

[@DoggyDoula]

My school nurse when I was 12,in 7th grade,nearly killed me. She didn't believe I was sick,told my mother I was making it up. 4 days later I was at the dr who said the same thing. 2 days after that I was in the er,who sent me home. Next day I saw a dr who within 2 mins sent me to ge admitted to the hospital and 12 hours later I was being opened up for a full hysterectomy..at age TWELVE! 3 more hours and id have died. Thank GOD for a family friend gynecologist who saved me and my reproductive organs!

[@sepsisalliance]

We are so sorry to hear what you have gone through, thank you for sharing your experience! If you are interested, you can join our free online community for sepsis survivors at SepsisConnect.org.

[@mrsNetty34]

Bp drops and body systems start to shut down

[@gerb3664]

that was my situation. bp went down to 70/over. Also some inappropriate verbal responses.

[@walkermexas4495]

NGL I thought the title said "stepsis"

[@kylercampbell9606]

So did I

[@auroraborealis6009]

Are there still school nurses?

[@ashleecollinsworth5039]

Yeah

[@amandakerth1076]

I had sepsis in 2015

[@tammysharp4461]

Meditation

[@amandaroberts9445]

Ss 0:12 0:15

[@lukemarcoe358]

Same

[@stephaniebrown8452]

Get him to new home