STARTS 10 November – Starfish – a movie about sepsis survival – British Film Festival (Australia)

JUST ASK, COULD IT BE SEPSIS?

Sepsis is a life-threatening response to any infection that progresses quickly and requires immediate attention. Know the signs and symptoms (one or all of the following may be present).

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF SEPSIS

Rapid breathing

Rapid heart rate

Confusion, slurred speech or disorientation

Fever or shivering

Muscle pain

Not passing urine

Discoloured skin

WHAT YOU SHOULD DO!

Early-stage sepsis:

Sufferers are generally unwell, may display one or all of the signs and symptoms, feel worse than when previously sick and there is concern
Contact healthdirect at https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/ OR Call 1800 022 222 (24 hours) and ask…could it be sepsis?

Later stage sepsis:

Sufferers are seriously unwell, likely to display significant changes in multiple signs and symptoms, feel like they might die and there is serious concern
CALL 000 Ambulance or if quicker go immediately to the closest Emergency Department and ask….could it be sepsis?

Key considerations:

If concerned get advice immediately
If seriously concerned get treatment immediately
Inflammation due to infection is normal but in sepsis the inflammation response is uncontrolled, it may start mildly but rapidly escalate to critical illness
Sepsis is difficult to recognise as it may not have an obvious cause, it can look like viral or bacterial illnesses such as flu, gastro or urinary tract infection
Trust your intuition…if it doesn’t feel right TAKE ACTION and always ask…could it be sepsis?

symptom checker Call 000

British Film Festival 2020 (Australia)

Palace Cinema’s – 10 to 29 November’ 20

Based on the tragic true story of Tom Ray from Rutland, Tom (Tom Riley) lives an ‘ordinary’ life; he is a writer, a doting stay-at-home father to his daughter Grace (Ellie Copping) and loving husband to his pregnant wife Nicola (Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey).

When Tom is suddenly struck down by the rare and debilitating disease sepsis, the family’s ordinary world is turned upside down.

Tom survives the life-threatening condition, but loses his hands, lower legs and part of his face to sepsis and after waking up from a coma as an amputee, day-to-day life for Tom, Nicola and their children becomes an unimaginable struggle. Exploring the physical and psychological impact on Tom and his family, writer/director Bill Clark delivers a compassionate tale of hardship and survival.

For more information, the film trailer and to book tickets at Palace Cinema’s see: https://britishfilmfestival.com.au/films/starfish