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Dr. Susan Roberts: Eyes of Sepsis: A National Campaign for Early Sepsis Recognition
Dr. Susan Roberts: Eyes of Sepsis: A National Campaign for Early Sepsis Recognition
Sepsis doesn’t always announce itself. Sometimes the first clue is simply that something changed.
Recognize the change.
Sepsis can be subtle. The earliest clue may be a change from someone’s normal.
Don’t let the first explanation finish the story.
Assumptions, busy-ness, and normalcy bias can delay recognizing the real threat.
Pause. Reassess. Follow the change and trajectory.
What changed? How is the patient responding? Where are they heading? Does the original explanation still fit?
When sepsis is suspected, recognize the medical emergency and act.
33 MINUTES TO ACT ON SYMPTOMS OF SEPSIS
But a change always leave a whisper.
Speak Up. Take a SECOND LOOK™
When Time Runs Out in Silence™
Different people. Different presentations. Different trajectories.
Not every person with sepsis will have the same symptoms or follow the same clinical course.
Don’t wait for someone’s condition to look exactly like another person’s sepsis story
When the story no longer fits, look again.
Sometimes the warning isn’t one dramatic symptom.
Sometimes it’s simply:
SOMETHING IS DIFFERENT.
PATIENTS • FAMILIES • COMMUNITIES
Know their normal.
Notice the change.
Speak up when something doesn’t feel right.
HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS
What changed?
How is the patient responding?
Where is the patient heading?
Does the original explanation still fit?
PAUSE → REASSESS → LOOK AGAIN
Treatment tells us what we did.
Trajectory tells us what the patient did with it.™
What if the first explanation is keeping us from seeing the change?
Certainty Trap™
CRUSH 33®
Sepsis Does Not Wait. Neither Should We.
Structured education designed to strengthen pattern recognition, accelerate escalation, and support timely response.
In collaboration with Get Well
Led by Dr. Susan M. Roberts, DrPH
Founder, EYES OF SEPSIS: When Time Runs Out in Silence™ | Creator, CRUSH 33®
Every patient tells a story. Learn to recognize the subtle clues, connect the clinical picture, and identify sepsis before time runs out.s.
Educational use only. Sepsis is the body's extreme response to an infection and requires urgent recognition and treatment.
CAN YOU CATCH TODAY’S WHISPER?
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Can you catch the whisper before Dr. Roberts tells you?
A registered early recognition framework for time-critical sepsis response.
Say “possible sepsis” and trigger your pathway.
BP, HR, RR, O₂, output; labs & cultures per protocol.
Fluids, antimicrobials, source control per guidance.
Escalate concern clearly and immediately
Time is tissue—track every minute and act without delay
Interactive patient and family education delivered at the bedside to support early recognition and engagement.
EYES OF SEPSIS™: When Time Runs Out in Silence™ is a registered trademark of Dr. Susan M. Roberts, representing her personal mission to break the silence that too often surrounds sepsis.
Our Goal: A world where sepsis is never missed, never ignored, and never fatal because of delay — uniting clinicians, families, and communities to act with speed, precision, and accountability in the first critical minutes.
