On Monday, April 30, 2012, former club member Charles Summerour spoke to the Rotary Club of Lawrenceville about the little known disease, Sepsis.
He had personal experience with the disease in 2002 and now talks to groups to raise awareness of the dangers of late diagnosis. He introduced a film about Sepsis featuring his friend Dr. Carl Flatley, who lost his daughter to the disease, and Dr. O’Brien, a physician working to raise awareness of the disease. The film provided statistics about Sepsis (215,000 deaths per year), alerted us to the warning signs (high fever, confusion, high blood pressure), and advised on measures to take if Sepsis is suspected. Sepsis is a toxic, systemic inflammation due to an infection and is often misdiagnosed. With an early diagnosis, administration of antibiotics and fluids can defeat the disease. But the longer it goes undiagnosed, the more dangerous and deadly it is. Charles recommended that we be proactive and take all infections seriously, seek medical attention as quickly as possible, and ask specifically about Sepsis. Using the word can alert physicians to the possibility of the disease.

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