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My husband thought he had flu - but it was sepsis
My husband thought he had flu - but it was sepsis He thought he had flu and went to bed to recover.
When he started vomiting and feeling feverish, Karen called their GP who prescribed antibiotics - but they were not strong enough to save him.
"Nothing had ever happened to our family," says his wife Karen. "Everyone was healthy. I just thought he was dehydrated."
When Jem was rushed to hospital a few days later after waking up delirious with uncontrollable diarrhoea, his family were worried but they expected doctors to say he would be back home riding his motorbike and playing with his children, Emily, 10, and Tom, eight, before too long.
Instead, when Karen followed behind the ambulance and reached A&E, she was told his heart had stopped and he was in a coma. Continue reading the main story “Start Quote
GPs are unaware of what to look for and even in hospital doctors aren't aware of how to pick up sepsis.”
Dr Ron Daniels Global Sepsis Alliance
"It was an out-of-body experience. I thought 'this isn't happening to me'.
"I noticed a priest was in the room and I thought 'What is he doing here?' But he was there because Jem was dying."
Jem, 37, had contracted a bacterial infection called sepsis which had entered his bloodstream and was causing his internal organs to fail.
If sepsis, also known as blood poisoning or septicaemia, is not recognised early and treated quickly, it can be deadly - as Karen and her family tragically discovered.
"Sepsis was taking over his body, but the GP didn't realise and neither did we.
"He should have gone to hospital and got the right antibiotics straight away," says Karen. vomiting-рвота, feverish-лихорадочный, priest-священник
-What do you think about this text? -How much children did the man have? -What the illness did he has? -What is sepsis mean? -What is the man`s name?
I think that it text is instructive.If you have an illness you should go to the hospital.
It's really awful. This story once again proves that if you don't feel well you should consult with a doctor. Otherwise it may cause terrible consequences.
This is terrible ... Lost a dear person didn't knowing that soon you will lose it. I feel sorry for this family. Today created and found so many unknown illnesses, which are almost incurable. We must do away(покончить) with delusions(манией) of research in order to get the money! We should care about health and survival of our nation!
