Sepsis warning after woman's quadruple amputation

What’s Happening

Here’s the thing: Manjit Sangha, from Penn, near Wolverhampton, says her life drastically change in one weekend.

Sepsis warning after womans quadruple amputation 3 days ago Save Josh Sandiford in Wolverhampton Save BBC Manjit Sangha wants to raise awareness around sepsis after leaving hospital following seven months of treatment Warning: this article contains images some readers might find upsetting. After 32 weeks in hospital, several cardiac arrests and a quadruple amputation, sepsis survivor Manjit Sangha has finally returned home. (yes, really)

Despite medics thinking the 56-year-old would almost certainly die, she left Ward 9 at Moseley Hall in Birmingham on Wednesday, receiving a heros welcome from her family in Penn, on the Wolverhampton/Staffordshire border.

The Details

Doctors believe her sepsis might have been caused innocent as a lick from her dog on a small cut or scratch. As she recovers and begins to rebuild her life, she now wants to warn others of the danger of sepsis, believing “it could happen to anybody”.

Manjit Sangha wants to raise awareness around sepsis after leaving hospital following seven months of treatment “Its difficult to explain the experience,” she dropped. “Losing your limbs and your hands in a short time period is a big thing.

Why This Matters

“Its serious and not to be taken lightly. ” Manjit Sangha in Moseley Hall Hospital which she left on Wednesday Sepsis is a rare but serious medical condition which occurs when the bodys immune system, which is meant to fight against disease and infection, starts to attack the bodys own tissues and organs. The NHS says it is life-threatening and can be hard to spot , while the UK Sepsis Trust says there are about 50,000 sepsis-related deaths in the UK each year.

Medical professionals are taking note of this development.

The Bottom Line

The NHS says it is life-threatening and can be hard to spot , while the UK Sepsis Trust says there are about 50,000 sepsis-related deaths in the UK each year. In adults, symptoms can include but are not limited to slurred speech, extreme shivering or muscle pain, severe breathlessness and skin that is mottled or discoloured.

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