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August 17, 2018

STAT  By Steve Claypool  |  July 26, 2018

Sepsis care often requires breathing assistance. APStock

More than a decade ago, a young man showed up in the emergency department of the hospital where I worked in St. Paul, Minnesota. He had been on a hunting trip with friends when he started to behave strangely and complained of a sore throat. As his symptoms worsened and he became confused, his friends sensed something was wrong and rushed him from the woods to the hospital.  Read more