September 13 – World Sepsis Day
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Thank you all for participating in World Sepsis Day!
The 2021 World Sepsis Day was another milestone in global sepsis awareness, with countless events raising awareness for sepsis in all parts of the world – socially distanced, with masks, and of course online. As always, the 2021 WSD Event Poster summarizes those events.
There were events for medical professionals, sports activities, pink picnics, gala events, dinners, public events such as open houses in hospitals and healthcare facilities, a ton of webinars, and campaigns on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, and many more social networks.
Pictures from the 2021 World Sepsis Day
You can see a hand-picked selection of pictures from the 2021 World Sepsis Day in the gallery below.
World Sepsis Day Event Poster
Like in the past years, the World Sepsis Day Head Office has collected pictures from your events and created the 2021 World Sepsis Day Event Poster.
Why Is World Sepsis Day Important?
World Sepsis Day is held on September 13 every year and is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against sepsis. Sepsis accounts for at least 11 million deaths worldwide annually. Yet, depending on country and education, sepsis is known only to 7 – 50% of the people. Likewise, it is poorly known that sepsis can be prevented by vaccination and clean care and that early recognition and treatment reduce sepsis mortality by 50%. This lack of knowledge makes sepsis the number one preventable cause of death worldwide.
Why Should You Participate in World Sepsis Day?
World Sepsis Day is the favorable moment to increase public awareness for this poorly acknowledged healthcare disaster, but also to show support and solidarity with the millions of people who lost their loved ones, or, as sepsis survivors, suffer from the long-term consequences of sepsis. World Sepsis Day is a great opportunity to remind the public, media, national, and international healthcare authorities, healthcare providers, and healthcare workers, policymakers, and the governments that there is an urgent need to increase and improve education on the facility, regional, national, and international level. The easiest way to support World Sepsis Day: Share the link for signing the World Sepsis Declaration with your colleagues, families, friends, and everyone that should be informed about sepsis.
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What Is Sepsis?
Sepsis is the final common pathway to death from most infectious diseases worldwide. It affects 47 to 50 million people worldwide every year, at least 11 million die. Many surviving patients suffer from the consequences for the rest of their lives. We made a short video explaining sepsis in 3 minutes, including sepsis signs, symptoms, consequences, risk groups, and how it can be prevented.
