19 Unfortunately, during a large-scale disaster, provision of fluids is more difficult to implement.
As a result, treatment is generally limited to the provision of fluids, adequate nutrition, medication for pain and fever, and blood transfusions when necessary (Bitzan, 2009; Smith et al., 2012).
The campaign messages focus on the importance of hand washing before preparing and eating food and after using latrines, the benefits of breastfeeding infants to reduce the risk of diarrhoeal disease, and the importance of quickly responding to cases of diarrhoea with the provision of fluids to sufferers.
While HIC approaches to sepsis are not feasible in the current resource-constrained environment of SSA, the timely provision of IV fluid resuscitation and empiric antibiotics alone may improve outcomes [21].
The analysis focused only on three tracer items: safe oxygen, IGTF and the provision of IV fluids.
Patient care at this stage would be delegated to the hospital clinical team, which could include the provision of intravenous fluids, antibiotics and antiemetics.
Provision of adequate fluids and food for mothers must be a priority as it will help to protect their health and well-being as well as that of their young children.
Provision of adequate fluids and food for mothers must be a priority to help to protect their health and well-being as well as that of their young children.
Disease markers can guide the delivery of evidence-based therapies for sepsis which will include timely administration of antibiotics, infection-source control, provision of intravenous fluids, vasoactive agents and immune response-modification, and supportive therapy including mechanical ventilation [ 10, 11].
By following the simple steps outlined in the campaign – washing hands at critical times, breastfeeding infants, responding to cases of diarrhoea with the provision of extra fluids to sufferers, boiling or purifying drinking water, and practising good personal hygiene, families can better protect themselves against this killer disease".
