Sepsis affects around 55,000 Australians every year, with around 8,700 dying from it.
The risk of death from sepsis increases by 8% every hour it is left untreated.
The warning is, when it gets to be time-critical, emergency treatment is necessary to save lives.
Please click on Professor Hammond's image to access our interview and the important information it contains on sepsis. It may save your life.