Transportation of a septic patient. by David, Marshall, Josh, Aaron and Charles

Published on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 5:08pm

Does your EMS system have a sepsis or septic shock protocol and should it? The panel discusses the article: Arriving by emergency medical services improves time treatment end points for patients with severe sepsis or septic shock. This was a 2 year study to see if transportation to the hospital by an urban EMS system would benefit patients with severe sepsis or septic shock. Transportation by EMS showed a streamline treatment process, decreased time for antibiotic and intravenous fluid treatment but showed no difference in overall mortality.

Speakers in order of appearance: David Page, MS, NREMT-P, Marshall J. Washick, BAS, NREMT-P, Josh Salzmen, MA, Aaron Burnett, MD, Charles Lick, MD.

Link to the article: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21883637