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4:47 < Sepsis and DIC Case Studies.docx 16 Sepsis Case Study To be successful with this case study please review the one-hour sepsis bundles posted within the course. Also, review sepsis definitions listed on page 1062 in the primary text. Scenario: At 12:00 noon, Jose Guerrero, a 17-year-old high school student on the soccer team, arrives at the Emergency Department (ED) a few days after cutting his foot at practice. The area on his foot around the wound has progressively gotten red, tender, hot to the touch, and has some drainage. Today it caused pain when walking and Jose was feeling weak and had a temperature. His only medical history is a mild case of asthma for which he occasionally uses an inhaler. The ED Technician takes Jose's vital signs. Jose's vital signs are: How Rate (HR) Repy Rae (RR) Tempere) Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP) 100 nmal fer Jose-125-135) Level of Consciousness Alert e d to implace and porn We Using the Sepsis Algorithm, answer the following: List the SIRS criteria and describe the importance of the SIRS criteria in your own words: Click here to enter text. Does Jose have 2 or more Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS) criteria? Click here to enter text. - If yes, what criteria? Click here to enter text. • Is there an actual or potential infection? Click here to enter text. If so, what is the source? Click here to enter text. . Using the one-hour sepsis bundles, describe what should happen next: Click here to enter text. . What labwork should be ordered at this time? Click here to enter text. Describe the importance of early administration of antibiotics and the nurse's role in this Click here to enter text. Based on Jose's condition and vital signs, here are the steps the ED staff take: . They place Jose into a bed at 12:30 pm. • The nurse starts an intravenous (IV) line in case fluids or IV medications need to be given . The d e la fine a 2 Dashboard Calendar To Do Notifications Inbox