Prehospital Sepsis Recognition and Antibiotic Administration: A Retrospective Analysis
For patients in whom a sepsis alert was initiated, EMS clinicians adhered to the sepsis protocol and administered antibiotics prior to hospital arrival in 97% of cases. Patients received their first antibiotic a median of approximately 26 min after 9-1-1 call and 11 min prior to hospital arrival.
Authors
- Nancy Burdett
- J. Smith Leser
- Kenneth Scheppke
- Peter Antevy
- Tony Zitek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4357-6611)
- Charles Coyle
- David A. Farcy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7188-8364)
- Gülçin Aran
- Sophie Tenenbaum
Institutions
- George Washington University (US)
- Mount Sinai Medical Center (US)
- Kaiser Permanente Modesto Medical Center and Medical Offices (US)
- School District of Palm Beach County (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Prehospital Emergency Care
- Published
- 2025-04-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10903127.2025.2489034
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35