The sepsis golden hour
A practical checklist for urgent assessment and early treatment.
What clinicians aim to do quickly
- Measure vital signs, oxygen level, and assess mental status; obtain lactate where available.
- Take blood cultures (and relevant cultures) without delaying antibiotics.
- Start appropriate antibiotics and IV fluids promptly; escalate to higher-level care if unstable.
- Identify likely infection source and arrange imaging/procedures for source control.
How Anonamed helps in the golden hour
- Provides immediate access to: allergies, current meds (e.g., anticoagulants), key conditions (asplenia, heart disease), baseline vitals, and emergency contacts.
- Reduces delays and errors when you cannot speak, are confused, or language barriers exist.
Sepsis‑ready Anonamed checklist
If sepsis is suspected, minutes matter. Keep these fields current so clinicians can treat fast and safely.
- Allergies — especially antibiotics (penicillins/cephalosporins), contrast, latex
- Current medications — anticoagulants, steroids, chemotherapy/biologics, insulin
- Immunocompromised status — transplant, HIV, neutropenia, long‑term steroids
- Asplenia / hyposplenia flag — “high risk of overwhelming infection”
- Major conditions — heart/lung/kidney/liver disease, diabetes, pregnancy/post‑partum
- Devices / recent procedures — lines, catheters, implants, recent surgery
- Baseline vitals where relevant (e.g., usual BP, oxygen, pulse)
- Emergency contacts and preferred hospital/doctor (if applicable)
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Anonamed: This sepsis reference hub is co-branded with Anonamed. Keeping your emergency record updated can reduce delays and prevent errors when you cannot speak for yourself.