7-PART EMS SCREENING TOOL BOOSTS EARLY SEPSIS TREATMENT

Conducting a sepsis screening during emergency medical service transport to an emergency department reduces time to treatment.

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KEY TAKEAWAYS

Sepsis is linked to 250,000 deaths annually.

A new study found that sepsis screening during EMS transport nearly doubled adherence to the standard-of-care treatment bundle.

The EMS sepsis screening tool includes vital signs such as temperature and heart rate, onset of mental status change, and suspicion of infection.