Nova Scotia’s approach to sepsis treatment offers life-saving lessons, advocates say | Unpublished
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Author: Kristy Kirkup, Lindsay Jones
Publication Date: September 23, 2025 - 04:25

Nova Scotia’s approach to sepsis treatment offers life-saving lessons, advocates say

September 23, 2025

At a small hospital in rural Nova Scotia, registered nurse Terri-Anne McGregor checks the vitals of patients who trickle into the emergency room. She scans for signs of sepsis – fever, a racing heart and complaints that they feel so ill they think they’re going to die.

Sepsis is a life-threatening race against time. The body kicks into overdrive in response to an infection, which left untreated can destroy organs. Fatalities, pegged at around 18,000 a year in Canada, are considered preventable. The key is to detect it and act right away, which is what Ms. McGregor is now empowered to do.



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