Sepsis Kills Millions Of People and Is Attributable To Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect

Written by Adam Peck Category: Elder Law January 26th, 2013 2 min read

Sepsis is a life threatening blood infection that kills millions of people. In the United States, sepsis kills more than 200,000 people every year, taking the lives of more people than from lung and breast cancer combined indicates California Elder Abuse Attorney Steven Peck.

The cause of sepsis is by a bacterial infection that can originate anywhere in the body. Most commonly, the infection that is the cause of sepsis will start from the kidneys, the liver, the gall bladder, the bowel, the skin or the lungs. Bacterial infections that can be the cause of sepsis can also stem from intravenous lines, surgical wounds, surgical drains and sites of skin ulcers or bedsores. The high prevalence of sepsis is attributed to many different factors, one of them being the widespread nation-wide epidemic of nursing home abuse and neglect.

There are nearly 17,000 nursing homes in the United States that care for 1.6 million residents. This figure is expected to quadruple to 6.6 million residents by 2050. Under qualified, under trained, underpaid and understaffed nursing home workers, sometimes with previous records of abuse and/or neglect, caring for the million plus residents in need of specialized care has proved inadequate. Severe bedsores being the cause of sepsis, and sometimes death, continue to be reported among other serious violations.

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Written by Adam Peck

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Adam J. Peck, ESQ is a principal with Peck Law Group, APC. In 2008, Mr. Adam Peck received his Juris Doctorate from Whittier Law School where he graduated Cum Laude. His practice is primarily dedicated to representing Elders, Dependent Adults, along with their loved ones and family members, who have suffered horrific personal injuries.