HCA strongly encourages the viewing of the following educational videos as part of the foundational training:
- Sepsis 911 (courtesy of Sepsis Alliance)
- Sepsis Emergency (courtesy of Sepsis Alliance)
- Rory Staunton Story (courtesy of END SEPSIS-Rory Staunton Legacy)
- Sepsis A Hidden Crisis (courtesy of END SEPSIS-Rory Staunton Legacy)
Review foundational information on sepsis from the:
Additional Valuable Background includes:
- CDC Vital Signs
- HCA Screening and Intervention Initiative Summary
- Sepsis and Readmissions
- Studies of Sepsis Results Using Sepsis Tool: Attached and linked below are summaries of the two new studies of providers using the HCA sepsis tooland their outcomes.
- The attached study of 7000+ patients screened regularly by the home care agency using the tool, found that of those screened positive for sepsis using the tool, 69.2% were able to avoid hospitalization via the agency and physician collaborative and rapid intervention.
- Summary of VNS of NY HCA sepsis tool study.