It’s NOT Always Sepsis! A common-sense approach for ALS and BLS providers

Description: Based on the presenter's award-winning national sepsis education programs, this session reframes sepsis as the frontline EMS emergency it truly is, by distinguishing patients who are sick, septic, or in life-threatening septic shock. More deadly each year than prostate cancer, breast cancer, and HIV/AIDS combined, sepsis arrives at the ED by EMS over 60% of the time and is still frequently overlooked in both the hospital and in the field. You’ll move beyond buzzwords into real clinical impact, learning clinical criteria that works for pre-hospital professionals. Using real case studies, rapid-fire physiology pearls, and proven workflows, you’ll sharpen your ability to detect sepsis early, stabilize organ perfusion, deploy treatments with purpose, and change outcomes with EMS care that saves lives. This is where recognition meets resuscitation—practical, clinical, and memorable.