NAEMT and Sepsis Alliance Announce Results of National Sepsis Survey

In a recent national survey of more than 1,300 EMS providers, the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT) in association with the Sepsis Alliance found that although nearly all respondents (98%) consider sepsis a medical emergency, only about half (51%) feel very confident in their ability to recognize symptoms of sepsis—the body’s life-threatening response to an infection.

Each year, about 1.7 million people in the United States are diagnosed with sepsis, with 270,000 dying, making sepsis a priority public health issue. This is reflected in the 83% of respondents who say that they’ve seen sepsis within the past year.