Sepsis Prevention Toolkit

The Society of Critical Care Medicine provides an educational presentation on identifying and addressing the signs of sepsis.

Link to the CDC Surviving Sepsis page that contains patient and clinician resources on dealing with sepsis.

A checklist from the Indiana Hospital Association for concurrent chart review to ensure sepsis measures are being met. In addition, a Sepsis Treatment Pathway is included from Jackson Memorial Hospital that is designed to help manage antibiotics for sepsis and septic shock according to clinical practice guidelines.

Quick reference pocket card to help remind staff physicians of the timeliness of the sepsis bundle interventions.

A two-page summary of the guidelines for sepsis and septic shock, including other supportive therapy for severe sepsis. The guide is detailed for the licensed independent practitioner and would be a perfect educational pamphlet.

Performance Improvement tool which is meant to be used for concurrent review of medical records of patients who are not in ICU but meet the criteria for sepsis bundles. This tool will assist in determining if the Sepsis Quality Indicators are being met on a timely basis.

Screening tool for non-ICU patients to help staff identify patients who have severe sepsis and prompts actions to take in the event the patient meets criteria. This tool can be adapted to your hospital process.

Screening tool for ICU patients to help staff identify patients who have severe sepsis and prompts actions to take in the event the patient meets criteria. This tool can be adapted to your hospital process.

Quick reference badge card to help remind staff of the timeliness of the sepsis bundle interventions.

Core elements to improve sepsis provided by the CDC.