Public Health Officials Struggle To Identify Sepsis Before It Becomes Deadly

Public Health Officials Struggle To Identify Sepsis Before It Becomes Deadly

After Rory Staunton fell at the gym and cut his arm in March of 2012, the 12-year-old became feverish and vomited during the night, complaining of a sharp pain in his leg. When his parents called his pediatrician the next day, she wasn't worried.

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I'm going to make there be link posts as many days as I can possibly get around to making link posts. I admit I chose this one out of bias because I kind of knew the Staunton family, but also Rory's case was one of the beginnings of what are now major waves being made to start sepsis protocols at emergency departments.