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Under fives may be vomiting repeatedly, not feeding or not urinating for 12 hours.
Anyone can develop sepsis but it is most common in people who have recently had surgery, have a urinary catheter or have stayed in hospital for a long time.
Other at-risk people include those with weak immune systems, chemotherapy patients, pregnant women, the elderly and the very young.
Treatment varies depending on the site of the infection but involves antibiotics, IV fluids and oxygen, if necessary.
Sources: UK Sepsis Trust and NHS Choices
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On December 13, she told doctors about her symptoms during a routine follow-up fracture appointment about her sickness and fever.
A TROWBRIDGE woman who had her left leg amputated after developing sepsis has told how her leg just exploded while waiting for treatment in Bath s Royal United Hospital. Helen Way was diagnosed with the life-threatening condition around a month after breaking her left leg in a fall on November 10, 2019. She underwent surgery at the RUH to have a metal plate inserted and was discharged after 10 days with a leg brace. Helen, 49, then attended a follow-up appointment a week later at the RUH fracture clinic, where she asked whether she had popped a stitch as there was a small hole in her wound.
Helen Way s left leg just exploded while waiting for treatment at Bath RUH
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