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Charity hopes more medics "think sepsis"

Every Manx household to receive awareness leaflet this week

A Manx charity hopes encouraging medics to 'think sepsis' will help save money at the hospital.

Mannin Sepsis has been working to raise awareness of the illness, including sending leaflets to every household on the Island for world sepsis day this Friday.

In the UK, sepsis kills more people every year than breast cancer, bowel cancer, prostate cancer and car crashes combined.

Dee Struthers, who founded the charity following the death of her daughter Ann, says it's not just about educating the public:

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