Sepsis in elderly people 

My mother died of sepsis in 2023. She was a resident of a nursing home. The staff failed to investigate her complaints of UTI in a timely manner.

0:21 - - begin w/a local infection (pneumonia, UTI, wound infection) 1:02 - - pts can deteriorate rapidly, w/in hours 1:13 - - Symptoms: *CONFUSION + SLURRED SPEECH,* severe breathlessness, severe pain, *fast heart rate, skin mottled or discolored,* low blood pressure, *low urine production* 2:01 - - *CONFUSION or AFFECTED CONSCIOUSNESS* 2:16 - - rapid treatment increases the chances of recovery