5. Rapid Heart Rate
Septic shock is characterized by a quickening heart rate that is can be rather extreme. It isn’t like the way your heart pounds when you are excited, anxious or have just had a rigorous workout.
The typical heart rate is between 60 and 90 beats per second, If you run quickly, the heart gradually works up to a faster rate, but with sepsis, the onset will be sudden with apparently no catalyst and can even happen when you are lying down or sitting. If your heart rates go above 90 very quickly, that could be a sign of danger.
Sepsis makes the heart beat faster because in essence the body is “panicking” and trying hard to fight the infection by making the blood race to the affected area. It is important to get treatment for sepsis immediately for various reasons, including the fact that the heart is going into overdrive.