Sepsis: Quadruple amputee on waiting list for double hand transplant

A woman who had her hands and feet amputated after severe sepsis has been put on a waiting list for a rare double hand transplant.

Kim Smith from Milton Keynes was on holiday in Spain when a urine infection turned into a blood infection and spent nine weeks in a coma.

She is now waiting for a suitable hand donor with a range of matching criteria such as height, skin colour and blood type.

She said: "I did think, gosh, how am I going to feel looking at someone else's hands on me? All I can think of is I've got to use them to the best of my capability."

The NHS says symptoms of sepsis, external include confusion, slurred speech, blue, pale or blotchy skin, a rash that does not fade when you roll a glass over it and breathing problems.

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