Healing in High Gear: Surviving Sepsis: A Guide for Families, Patients, Caregivers and Healthcare Providers

Amy Donaho Howell

ISBN 10: 1534960341 / ISBN 13: 9781534960343

Published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Healing in High Gear: Surviving Sepsis: A Guide for Families, Patients, Caregivers and Healthcare Providers
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1534960341
• ISBN 13: 9781534960343
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

How to survive sepsis, be a patient advocate, navigate complex hospital system and how a family had to shift into the ultimate high gear to save the life of Jim Howell after a "routine" surgery went terribly wrong. This book will make you trust your instincts, is a how-to guide for anyone facing surgery. It is a playbook for patients and their family members on what to do before undergoing any type of surgery. A must read! Checklists, tips and real stories that will leave you thinking in "high gear" followed by positive, actionable steps you can take for better outcomes. This book contains the true story of what happened to Jim Howell and the incredible--unimaginable--toll it took on his wife and family. Readers will have a new sense of urgency when sepsis is suspected with an understanding that fast action is critical to saving lives. Sepsis is the "masked murderer" and almost took the life of Jim Howell twice. This book is for anyone wanting to learn more and be surgery ready! It is for hospitals, nurses, physicians and patients everywhere!