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Clinical Deterioration & Acute Care

Sepsis Recognition and Escalation

Recognise sepsis early, escalate without delay, and know what the first hour requires.

professional180 min5 lessons
Sepsis Recognition and Escalation

What you'll learn

  • Identify sepsis features in a described clinical presentation
  • Differentiate sepsis from uncomplicated infection using clinical criteria
  • Apply an appropriate escalation action within a described time frame
  • Sequence initial resuscitation priorities for a described case
  • Recognise atypical presentation in an older or immunosuppressed patient
  • Evaluate response to initial treatment and recommend next steps

Course content

5 modules · 5 lessons

1. What Sepsis Is Now Understood To Be
  • What Sepsis Is Now Understood To BePreview36m
2. Recognition and Screening
  • Recognition and Screening36m
3. Escalation Without Delay
  • Escalation Without Delay36m
4. The First Hour
  • The First Hour36m
5. Source Control and Reassessment
  • Source Control and Reassessment36m