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Quote From: rosie0719

I am so glad this subject of staph infections, MRSA.... SEPSIS, SEPTIC SHOCK was aired today. I can only hope that more news shows, talk shows, and newspapers start discussing MRSA.  MRSA very often leads to SEVERE SEPSIS / SEPTIC SHOCK, which is a VERY DEADLY INFECTION. My heart goes out to Melissa, who shared today her experience of loosing her 13 year old son, Mark.

 

For QWARRIOR6 and the individuals who feel that our society should not get alarmed over SEPSIS......... and for the few that posted today and are in the health care field, my message to THOSE INDIVIDUALS is perhaps you need to GO BACK TO MEDICAL SCHOOL OR NURSING SCHOOL.  I don't know what rock these individuals have been living under or what world these individuals have been living in, but it certainly has not been our current world. MRSA, which can easily lead to SEVERE SEPSIS WHICH IS DEADLY, DEADLY, DEADLY!!!!!!! Between 33% and 50% of patients with sepsis, DIE !!!! The death rate is much higher if the patient has had any pre existing conditions. A drug called XIGRIS, had been the only new drug in the past 25 years or so, that the FDA has approved to treat SEPSIS. The death rate number as quoted on Dr. Phill today is much, much greater.

 

DISEASE                                             NUMBER OFDEATHS

 

Severe Sepsis *(Augus of 2001)                         250,000.00

AM (Minino 2002)                                       193,000.00

Lung Cancer (Minino, 2002)                              57,000.00

Breast Cancer (Minino, 2002)                             42,000.00  

 

 

*Minino AM, Arias E, Kochanek KD, et al. Deaths: final data for 2000. National Vital Statistics Reports Website. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr50_15.pdf. Accessed June 2004.

 

*Angus DC, Linde-Zwirble WT, Lidicker J, et al. Epidemiology of severe sepsis in the United States: analysis of incidence, outcome, and associated costs of care. Crit Care Med. 2001;29(7):1303-1310.   Much of this information can be obtained through the CDC. OR go to XIGRIS.COM, or to Eli Lilly & Co website.   Some may ask why my little Emotions are set @ angry for this topic, well her is my own sad story!!!   Almost 3 years ago, in July of 2005, my husband was often outdoors in our Ohio heat. As a result of being outside in the heat, he became dehydrated. Dehydration can lead to many dangerous things going on in our body. On the evening of July 24th, 2005, my husband's blood pressure dropped and I called the squad and the paramedics transported my husband to Mt. Carmel Hospital (west) in Columbus, Ohio. He was given IV's and fluids to rehydrate him. On July 26th, 2005, the discharge nurse came to his room, and he had to of course sign the necessary papers before leaving the hospital. The discharge nurse removed his IV from his right hand, at which point puss started seeping from the infused sight. Although I did not know it at that time, the discharge nurse called my husband's primary physician, a Dr. Phillip Stern, and informed Dr. Stern of the puss coming from the infused IV site. Dr. Stern's response.......RELEASE HIM ANYWAY. I have all the medical records from Mt. Carmel. The above is stated right in the medical records!!!!!   The next evening, on July 27th, my husband started running an extremely high fever, and his blood pressure drops again. So, once again I called the squad and the paramedics transferred my husband to Riverside Hospital in Col. Ohio, this time...... because it was the nearest.  He was placed on LIFE SUPPORT ON JULY 27TH, 2005 where he remained on LIFE SUPPORT until HIS DEATH, on AUGUST 31, 2005 @ 12:01 AM.  My husband was 45 years old.   It is still hard for me to wrap my brain around everything that happened. Went to Mt. Carmel on July 24th, discharged on July 26, and on life support  July 27th !!!!!!  He was given vancomycian, xigris, paralytics, and every other drug coming and going. He was also given 12 or 13 units of blood....., not only was his white blood count destroyed, but one of the little side affects of Xigris... gee, it can cause internal bleeding!!! Am I angry, you damn right I'M ANGRY.   SEPSIS causes MULTI ORGAN FAILURE!!!!   It will destroy everything from, kidneys, lungs, liver, eyes, brain, etc!!!   SEPSIS SHOWS NO MERCY!!!!   For the few that do survive sepsis, they endure months and months as an inpatient in some rehab facility, just trying to learn to walk again, and do everyday routine things.   Every single hospital through out the United States should be mandated to report all MRSA.... Severe Sepsis related deaths to the CDC.  Our society was not made aware of or education of AIDS until AIDS became an epidemic. Our government will probably once again not take the necessary measures to inform our society as a whole of the consequences of this DEADLY INFECTION, until it too reaches epidemic rates   Education, Education, Education, on MRSA, which leads to Sepsis, is the only way we can learn about the infection and the prevention of the same!!!!   I have never been lawsuit happy. I did try to sue over my husband's death, but .... Ohio passed a new torte reform law several years ago which has made it virtually impossible to be compensated for my loss of EVERYTHING. Not that any dollar amount could ever replace my husband, but for some of these medical personnel, they need to be hurt badly in the pocketbook!!! Perhaps then they will stop trying to sweep this crap under the rug!!   I made sure to take pictures of my husband while he was on life support, which show the nasty hole in his right hand from were the infection first started. I also had our funeral director, of Novak Funeral Home in Col. Ohio  to take pictures of my husband before he was embalmed, which show just how badly MRSA can eat away at a person's body.  Our funeral director stated that in all the years he has been in business, that he has never in his career seen anything like my husband's arm.    For those of you who care to view these four photos, please visit, www.annfitch.shutterfly.com   Please keep in mind, that these pictures are very graphic.   Thanks for listening.

Quote From: rosie0719

I am so glad this subject of staph infections, MRSA.... SEPSIS, SEPTIC SHOCK was aired today. I can only hope that more news shows, talk shows, and newspapers start discussing MRSA.  MRSA very often leads to SEVERE SEPSIS / SEPTIC SHOCK, which is a VERY DEADLY INFECTION. My heart goes out to Melissa, who shared today her experience of loosing her 13 year old son, Mark.

 

For QWARRIOR6 and the individuals who feel that our society should not get alarmed over SEPSIS......... and for the few that posted today and are in the health care field, my message to THOSE INDIVIDUALS is perhaps you need to GO BACK TO MEDICAL SCHOOL OR NURSING SCHOOL.  I don't know what rock these individuals have been living under or what world these individuals have been living in, but it certainly has not been our current world. MRSA, which can easily lead to SEVERE SEPSIS WHICH IS DEADLY, DEADLY, DEADLY!!!!!!! Between 33% and 50% of patients with sepsis, DIE !!!! The death rate is much higher if the patient has had any pre existing conditions. A drug called XIGRIS, had been the only new drug in the past 25 years or so, that the FDA has approved to treat SEPSIS. The death rate number as quoted on Dr. Phill today is much, much greater.

 

DISEASE                                             NUMBER OFDEATHS

 

Severe Sepsis *(Augus of 2001)                         250,000.00

AM (Minino 2002)                                       193,000.00

Lung Cancer (Minino, 2002)                              57,000.00

Breast Cancer (Minino, 2002)                             42,000.00  

 

 

*Minino AM, Arias E, Kochanek KD, et al. Deaths: final data for 2000. National Vital Statistics Reports Website. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr50_15.pdf. Accessed June 2004.

 

*Angus DC, Linde-Zwirble WT, Lidicker J, et al. Epidemiology of severe sepsis in the United States: analysis of incidence, outcome, and associated costs of care. Crit Care Med. 2001;29(7):1303-1310.   Much of this information can be obtained through the CDC. OR go to XIGRIS.COM, or to Eli Lilly & Co website.   Some may ask why my little Emotions are set @ angry for this topic, well her is my own sad story!!!   Almost 3 years ago, in July of 2005, my husband was often outdoors in our Ohio heat. As a result of being outside in the heat, he became dehydrated. Dehydration can lead to many dangerous things going on in our body. On the evening of July 24th, 2005, my husband's blood pressure dropped and I called the squad and the paramedics transported my husband to Mt. Carmel Hospital (west) in Columbus, Ohio. He was given IV's and fluids to rehydrate him. On July 26th, 2005, the discharge nurse came to his room, and he had to of course sign the necessary papers before leaving the hospital. The discharge nurse removed his IV from his right hand, at which point puss started seeping from the infused sight. Although I did not know it at that time, the discharge nurse called my husband's primary physician, a Dr. Phillip Stern, and informed Dr. Stern of the puss coming from the infused IV site. Dr. Stern's response.......RELEASE HIM ANYWAY. I have all the medical records from Mt. Carmel. The above is stated right in the medical records!!!!!   The next evening, on July 27th, my husband started running an extremely high fever, and his blood pressure drops again. So, once again I called the squad and the paramedics transferred my husband to Riverside Hospital in Col. Ohio, this time...... because it was the nearest.  He was placed on LIFE SUPPORT ON JULY 27TH, 2005 where he remained on LIFE SUPPORT until HIS DEATH, on AUGUST 31, 2005 @ 12:01 AM.  My husband was 45 years old.   It is still hard for me to wrap my brain around everything that happened. Went to Mt. Carmel on July 24th, discharged on July 26, and on life support  July 27th !!!!!!  He was given vancomycian, xigris, paralytics, and every other drug coming and going. He was also given 12 or 13 units of blood....., not only was his white blood count destroyed, but one of the little side affects of Xigris... gee, it can cause internal bleeding!!! Am I angry, you damn right I'M ANGRY.   SEPSIS causes MULTI ORGAN FAILURE!!!!   It will destroy everything from, kidneys, lungs, liver, eyes, brain, etc!!!   SEPSIS SHOWS NO MERCY!!!!   For the few that do survive sepsis, they endure months and months as an inpatient in some rehab facility, just trying to learn to walk again, and do everyday routine things.   Every single hospital through out the United States should be mandated to report all MRSA.... Severe Sepsis related deaths to the CDC.  Our society was not made aware of or education of AIDS until AIDS became an epidemic. Our government will probably once again not take the necessary measures to inform our society as a whole of the consequences of this DEADLY INFECTION, until it too reaches epidemic rates   Education, Education, Education, on MRSA, which leads to Sepsis, is the only way we can learn about the infection and the prevention of the same!!!!   I have never been lawsuit happy. I did try to sue over my husband's death, but .... Ohio passed a new torte reform law several years ago which has made it virtually impossible to be compensated for my loss of EVERYTHING. Not that any dollar amount could ever replace my husband, but for some of these medical personnel, they need to be hurt badly in the pocketbook!!! Perhaps then they will stop trying to sweep this crap under the rug!!   I made sure to take pictures of my husband while he was on life support, which show the nasty hole in his right hand from were the infection first started. I also had our funeral director, of Novak Funeral Home in Col. Ohio  to take pictures of my husband before he was embalmed, which show just how badly MRSA can eat away at a person's body.  Our funeral director stated that in all the years he has been in business, that he has never in his career seen anything like my husband's arm.    For those of you who care to view these four photos, please visit, www.annfitch.shutterfly.com   Please keep in mind, that these pictures are very graphic.   Thanks for listening.