Crack the Code: Sepsis Awareness Puzzle

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Across
  1. 3. Set of criteria used to identify early signs of sepsis in newborns.
  2. 4. Substance produced by the body during anaerobic metabolism.
  3. 7. Sepsis 6 Bundle initiated within the first hour of recognizing sepsis.
  4. 8. Sepsis 6 Bundle
  5. 9. Starting point for Sepsis treatment, marking the recognition of sepsis that warrants an action plan.
  6. 11. A life-threatening medical condition that occurs when the body's response to infection.
  7. 12. Early signs of sepsis that involves rapid heart rate.
  8. 13. The process of delivering oxygen and nutrients to tissues, often impaired in sepsis.
  9. 15. Primary treatment for sepsis, administered intravenously.
Down
  1. 1. "Yes" to suspected sepsis if you have 2 or more signs and symptoms or other concerns/gut feeling.
  2. 2. Elevated levels indicate inflammation or infection.
  3. 5. Elevated body temperature usually >37.5°C, often a sign of infection or inflammation.
  4. 6. A laboratory test to detect bloodstream infection.
  5. 10. A severe and potentially fatal condition of sepsis affecting blood circulation.
  6. 14. Dial 66 and say "Activate NICU Team Sepsis, 3 Alpha and room no.