 |  | Translated by Marta Campbell |
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16.02.2026 08:00 Uhr |
It is dangerous when parents believe that they can treat their infant's infections exclusively with alternative medicine. Time and again, affected children end up in a hospital intensive care unit after one or two weeks, often already with pinpoint haemorrhages in the skin, known as petechiae, which can be a sign of fulminant sepsis. Unfortunately, the lives of babies who are this ill often cannot be saved.
In order to save a person who has developed sepsis, it is crucial to administer antibiotics intravenously as early as possible. Patients are usually treated in intensive care, where doctors must ensure that the blood can circulate sufficiently, blood pressure is stabilised and the source of the infection is treated with antibiotics or surgically removed. In the event of organ failure, patients must be ventilated or machines must take over the function of the kidneys. Blood clotting is continuously monitored and nutrition is provided artificially.
| German | English |
|---|---|
| Alarmsignal | warning sign |
| Atemnot | shortness of breath |
| Blinddarmentzündung | appendicitis |
| Blutgefäß | blood vessel |
| Blutgerinnung | blood clotting |
| Blutvergiftung | blood poisoning (sepsis) |
| Darmdurchbruch | perforated intestine |
| Dauerkatheter | permanent catheters |
| Druckgeschwür | pressure ulcer |
| Harnwegsinfekt | urinary tract infection |
| Herzklappe | heart valve |
| Intensivstation | intensive care unit |
| Künstliches Gelenk | artificial joint |
| Lungenentzündung | pneumonia |
| Säugling | infant |
| Sepsis | sepsis |
| Verwirrtheit | confusion |
| Wunde | wound |
| Zahnentzündung | tooth infection |
| Zytokinsturm | cytokine storm |
