In Australia, the burden of death from sepsis is greater than the annual national road toll and kills more than breast, prostate and colo-rectal cancer.
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00:00Although most people receive prompt and effective treatment to make a good recovery, there are
00:19a large number of people who go on to suffer devastating consequences of sepsis, ranging
00:25from death through to limb loss.
00:32It can happen to anyone of any age, but more commonly it happens to the very old or the
00:43very young or those that are immunocompromised.