Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 15 November 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Awareness, Prevention and Services for the Treatment of Sepsis: Discussion

Photo of Cathal CroweCathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I did my own research on sepsis. Sepsis itself is not contagious but some of the infections that lead to sepsis can be contagious. Where there is sepsis in the hospital environment, we all know how MRSA and the winter vomiting bug are dealt with, but are there certain protocols that happen in the wider hospital context? I am particularly thinking of hospital systems such as University Hospital Limerick, UHL, where there could be many people on trolleys and overcrowding issues. Does that play into the management decisions made in that moment or over those few days?

Comments

No comments

Log in or join to post a public comment.