Approximately 40,000 children in the United States develop severe sepsis each year.
Early signs of sepsis may be subtle; symptoms may be limited to fever and tachycardia.
Tachycardia is the single most important warning sign of sepsis.
Hypotension (low blood pressure) is a late sign of sepsis in children and represents a risk of organ system failure. - In teens and young adults, hypotension may develop earlier in sepsis.
Early recognition and treatment of sepsis before a case becomes severe can improve a patient’s chance for recovery.