BECAUSE it was summer, little Sienna Rasul was wearing sandals on her way to try on new school shoes.
But just hours after trying on different shoes in bare feet, the four-year-old fell dangerously ill.
Just a day after the shopping trip, she was left fighting for her life after developing deadly sepsis, which doctors believe she may have picked up from bacteria in the shoes.
The condition can be passed on if bacteria enters the body through an open wound.
Doctors think it’s likely Sienna had a cut, graze or bite on her foot that allowed the bacteria to enter her body.
Sienna spent five days on a drip in hospital with her mum Jodie Thomas, 26, by her side.
Hotel worker Jodie said: “I was really shocked when the doctors said it was from trying on new shoes.
“I’ve been worried sick, they’ve had to drain all the poison from her leg.
“Normally she would have socks on but it’s summertime so she was wearing sandals.
“The shoes she liked had been tried on by other little girls and that’s how Sienna picked up the infection.”
Mum-of-three Jodie took Sienna to the doctors when she started crying in agony the day after the shopping trip.
The doctor spotted the infection and used a pen to draw a line around where the infection had spread.
Jodie, of Aberfan, South Wales, said: “By the next day it had spread up her leg and her temperature was raging.
“I drove her straight into hospital, she was shaking and twitching – it was horrible to see my little girl like that.
“They said it was sepsis and thought they would have to operate.
“But the doctors have managed to drain all the pus from her leg and say the anti-biotic drip will do the job.”
What is sepsis?
SEPSIS, also referred to as blood poisoning or septicaemia, is a reaction to an infection that causes the body to damage its own organs and tissues.
The body’s immune system goes into overdrive.
If not spotted and treated quickly, it can lead to shock, multiple organ failure and death.
It can strike after chest or water infections, problems in the abdomen such as burst ulcers or simple skin injuries including cuts or bites.
Survivors might suffer serious health problems after the illness, including swollen limbs, lethargy, hair loss, insomnia, flashbacks, depression and repeated infections.
Some patients, like Tom, have to undergo amputations.
The condition kills more people in the UK each year than bowel, breast and prostate cancer combined.
With 150,000 cases diagnosed in Britain annually, sepsis costs the NHS £2.93billion each year and almost 35 per cent of patients will die.
Each year around the world there are 18million cases of sepsis, resulting in eight million deaths.
The UK Sepsis Trust estimates earlier identification and treatment could save 14,000 lives a year.
Jodie is now urging parents to make sure their children have socks on when they are trying on shoes.
“I knew you risk getting things like athlete’s foot from trying on shoes but blood poisoning is far more serious,” she said.
“You don’t know whose feet have been in the shoes before you.
“Sienna has been really ill, the infection was moving up her leg and spreading to the rest of her body.
“I’m so glad I got her to the hospital quickly.
“With mums and dads doing back-to-school shopping I would advise them to take a spare pair of socks with them.”
Dr Ron Daniels, chief executive of the UK Sepsis Trust said: “This frightening case shows us that sepsis strikes indiscriminately and can affect anyone at any time.”
Symptoms of sepsis
Sepsis, or blood poisoning, is a serious complication of an infection, and claims 50,000 lives in Britain each year.
Thousands more who survive the illness are left with disabilities and life-changing consequences.
It’s important to know the symptoms to look out for.
The early symptoms can include a high temperature, shivering, a fast heartbeat, changes to your breathing or feeling different to normal.
In more severe cases, blood pressure drops to a dangerously low level and according to the NHS, further symptoms can include:
- Feeling dizzy or faint
- A change in mental state, such as confusion or disorientation
- Diarrhoea
- Nausea and vomiting
- Slurred speech
- Severe muscle pain
- Severe breathlessness
- Less urine production than normal – for example, not urinating for a day
- Cold, clammy and pale or mottled skin
- Loss of consciousness
It’s also vital to know the signs to look out for in children – as up to 4,000 under-fives die every year from the condition.
Go straight to A&E or call 999 if your child has any of these symptoms:
- Looks mottled, bluish or pale
- Very lethargic or difficult to wake
- Feels abnormally cold to touch
- Breathing is very fast
- A rash that does not
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Dr Daniels said it was likely Sienna already had a “breach” in her skin, either a graze or a bite.
“Whenever there are signs of infection, it’s crucial that members of the public seek medical attention urgently and just ask: “Could it be sepsis?,” he added.
“Better awareness could save thousands of lives every year.”
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