The blood supplies the body’s cells with the oxygen and nutrients they need to perform the functions assigned to them. It also transfers carbon dioxide and waste from the cells to get them out of the body, and any problem that may occur with the blood causes a lot of injuries and problems within the body, The problems that blood may experience are poisoning.
Cause of septicemia
Blood poisoning occurs due to the entry of bacteria, bacteria and any pathogens into the blood, thus reaching all the parts of the body that have the brain at first, and start the body members to stop working or doing the wrong work, causing a lot of problems, and if not provided treatment It can lead to serious diseases such as renal failure and even death, especially if the infected are children and the elderly who have a low immunity to disease resistance and fight.
Symptoms of septicemia
There may be some symptoms that indicate a person’s blood poisoning, and not necessarily the emergence of all symptoms, some of which appear at the beginning, including what appears in the advanced cases:
- Sharp rise in body temperature.
- Fatigue in general and the inability to sleep in any work, even if it is simple and does not require much effort.
- The tendency to sleep.
- Feelings of confusion, loss of focus, impaired mental abilities and delirium.
- Respiratory problems and increased respiratory rates.
- Increased heart rate.
- Feeling nauseous and vomiting.
- Diarrhea.
- Urination in very small quantities.
- Reduction of Blood pressure.
- Feeling of a bruise in the body (chills).
- Increase the secretion of sweat in the body.
- Rash.
Treatment of septicemia
- Recovery from blood poisoning is not 100% guaranteed but its probability is greater if detected early so that it is well controlled.
- The patient may be given intravenous injection for rapid response to the drug.
- Provide the patient with oxygen to maintain its rate in the body and its cells.
- Work to identify the type of bacteria causing poisoning by agriculture, and thus the ability to use a treatment that fights this type of bacteria and eliminate them.
- Use surgical treatment if needed.
- Try dialysis to help purify the blood and renew it.
- To prevent septicemia, the wound area and other injuries should be kept clean to prevent their entry and leakage into the blood, and children should be given dose doses on time.