Rnz: Afternoons With Jesse Mulligan

Sepsis is a global killer, and at one in five, it causes more deaths than heart attacks or strokes but would you know the warning signs or symptoms? An unchecked immune response to an infection or pathogen, sepsis causes the body to turn on its own tissues and vital organs. Farmer Geoff Lance is one of the lucky ones - he's a sepsis survivor - but he didn't come out unscathed. Geoff has joined forces with Sepsis Trust NZ to raise awareness of the condition during September - which is World Sepsis Month. The nationwide public campaign: 'Be a SEPSIS Superhero: Suspect it, say it, stop it' is part of a broader push for sepsis to be prioritised within our health system.