title: Prehospital Sepsis Care.
abstract: Prehospital care providers are tasked with the delivery of time-sensitive care, and emergency medical services (EMS) systems must match patients to appropriate clinical resources. Modern systems are uniquely positioned to recognize and treat patients with sepsis. Interventions such as administration of intravenous fluid and transporting patients to the appropriate level of definitive care are linked to improved patient outcomes. As EMS systems refine their protocols for the recognition and stabilization of patients with suspected or presumed sepsis, EMS providers need to be educated about the spectrum of sepsis-related presentations and treatment strategies need to be standardized.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 110 S. Paca Street, 6th floor, Suite 200, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA. Electronic address: jjones@em.umaryland.edu.
authors.forename: Jerrilyn
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 110 S. Paca Street, 6th floor, Suite 200, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA; Baltimore City Fire Department, Emergency Medical Services, 3500 West Northern Parkway, Baltimore, MD 21215, USA.
authors.forename: Benjamin J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Lawner
mesh_terms: D002985:Clinical Protocols; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D006801:Humans; D007773:Lactates / Q000097:blood; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D007773:Lactates
keywords: Advanced life support; Emergency medical services; Paramedic; Prehospital; Sepsis