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“Māori and Pacific peoples are affected by sepsis two to three times more commonly than others, and usually have worse outcomes.” To help raise awareness for people living in our community, better educate our healthcare professionals to identify sepsis, and to improve patient outcomes, Taranaki DHB has committed to become the pilot site of the Sepsis Ready Programme, Ullah said. The national programme was launched at Taranaki Base Hospital and Hāwera Hospital emergency departments last week. “Research shows early recognition and treatment of sepsis reduces the length of time a pat...

Wednesday, 30 June 2021, 2:46 pm Taranaki DHB is leading the way with a new programme of work aimed at early detection and treatment of sepsis. Sepsis (mate whakatāoke) is ‘blood poisoning’ or ‘toto pirau’ - sometimes called septicaemia. It’s a life-threatening condition that arises when the body’s response to an infection injures its own tissues and organs. Taranaki DHB’s sepsis project manager, Ehsan Ullah, says sepsis is hard to describe and is not easy to detect, but it’s killing our whānau. "Māori and Pacific peoples are affected by sepsis 2-3 times more commonly than...