Tragic Story Of 15 Year Old Sean-Sepsis Awareness

This is the tragic story of 15 Yr old Sean Hughes 💔

Sean died on Friday 12th of January 2018 from Sepsis

Sean had been Suffering with a Cough & Flu like symptoms leading up to his death. His mother Karen said

“He hadn’t been well but he’d had colds and chest infections before and shook them off”

Sean attended his GP 2 Days prior to his death where he was diagnosised with a chest infection and he was prescribed antibiotics. On the Thursday night while lying on the couch watching tv Sean fell unconscious. He was brought to the hospital and transferred to ICU but sadly died on the Friday Morning

❗️Know The Signs & Symptoms of Sepsis❗️

🔻Feeling the worst you have ever felt or a gut feeling something is seriously wrong

🔻High Respiratory rate-Feeling short of breath

🔻High Temperature- Shivering/Chills -temperature over 38 degrees

🔻Low Temperature- Temperature below 36.0 degrees

🔻High heart rate- Heart feels like it is racing or pounding

🔻Nausea & Vomiting

🔻Diarrhoea

🔻Feeling Tired, Sleepy or difficult to wake

🔻Dizziness

🔻Mottled Skin -Skin can be Pale but also can be bluish in color, hands & Feet are cold to touch

🔻Confusion or disorientation

🔻Headache

🔻Pain or general discomfort/aches in body

🔻A Rash that doesn’t fade when you press a glass on it

🔻Low urine output not “weeing” much

Please help his Parents Joe & Karen by  Sharing this post to raise awareness so nobody has to suffer again like this