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The feasibility of paramedics delivering antibiotic treatment pre-hospital to ‘red flag’ sepsis patients: a service evaluation

BACKGROUND: Sepsis is associated with a 36% mortality rate, rising to 50% for septic shock. Currently, when an East Midlands Ambulance Service clinician recognises ‘red flag’ sepsis, only the oxygen and fluid elements of the ‘Sepsis Six’ care bundle are delivered, omitting the antibiotic therapy. Fo...

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Autores principales: Chippendale, Jonathan, Lloyd, Adele, Payne, Tanya, Dunmore, Sally, Stoddart, Bethan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The College of Paramedics 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7706761/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33328797
http://dx.doi.org/10.29045/14784726.2018.03.2.4.19