News
Sepsis Touches Many of Us, Professionally or Personally
Posted Jun, 2013
"The 12 year-old boy referred to in this article is Rory..while there are some missing details it chronicles the loss."
First Rory Staunton scholarship to be awarded by Grab the Torch organization
Posted Jun, 2013
"Grab the Torch Organization announces scholarship in Rory's name"
Medical Practitioners in Ireland to Receive Sepsis Training Following Savita Halappanavar's Death- Irish Times
Posted Jun, 2013
"Sepsis Death Prompts Additional Training"
Hospitals Push Staff to Wash Hands-A Major Source of Infection-New York Times
Posted May, 2013
"Hospitals Use Incentives To Have Staff Wash Hands"
Nurses Critical to Implementing New Sepsis Guidelines-Medscape Medical News
Posted May, 2013
"Medscape Medical News-
Pam Harrison
(This coverage is not sanctioned by, nor part of, the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
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First Rory Staunton Memorial Award Presented in Ireland
Posted May, 2013
"Ablevision Ireland Presents it's First Rory Staunton Memorial Award"
Tragic Case Of Young Sepsis Death In Ireland-Irish Times Newspaper
Posted May, 2013
"Irish Times Newspaper"
Congratulations to Jim Dwyer, New York Times
Posted May, 2013
"Jim Dwyer Wins 2012 Sigma Delta Chi Award"
New Film Award To Be Named In Honor of Rory Staunton
Posted Apr, 2013
"AbleVision Ireland To Name New Film Award In Honor of Rory Staunton"
Rory Staunton Foundation Joins Forces With Global Sepsis Alliance
Posted Apr, 2013
"Speaking With One Voice To Stop Sepsis"
Dr. Oz Show Link - Rory's Story
Posted Apr, 2013
"Link To Dr Oz Show on Sesis and Rory Staunton"
Dear Rory
Posted Mar, 2013
" Rory, we miss your smile, your funny comeback lines, your noise, and the fun.. yes, the glorious fun of spending time with you. The silence is now deafening. It breaks my heart to see your wonderful dad, your pal, sob from loneliness, he didn’t deserve this tragedy. "
Sepsis: A Stealthy, Sudden Killer - Philadelphia Inquirer
Posted Mar, 2013
"Sepsis: A Stealthy, Sudden Killer"
NY 1 : Local Boy's Death Inspires State Initiative To Fight Sepsis In Hospitals
Posted Feb, 2013
"Rory Staunton's Death Inspires New State Initiative To Fight Sepsis"
Ciaran Staunton Attends State of the Union Address
Posted Feb, 2013
"Ciaran Staunton, Rory's Dad Attends State of the Union Address."
Testing of Some Deadly Diseases on Mice Misleads, Report Says - New York Times
Posted Feb, 2013
"New York Times"
State Announces New Protocols For Sepsis
Posted Feb, 2013
"Times Union Albany Reports on New Protocols"
New State Regulations Named For Rory Staunton
Posted Feb, 2013
"Rory Staunton's tragic death sparks action in pediatric emergency rooms and sepsis awareness-New York Daily News"
Rory's Regulations
Posted Jan, 2013
"New York State Announces New Sepsis and Pediatric Emergency Room Protocols"
Staunton Family RTE Radio 1 Interview
Posted Jan, 2013
"Ciaran and Orlaith Staunton sat down with Miriam O' Callaghan to discuss their lives and their Sepsis Awareness Campaign"
Times Union Albany - Sepsis: A Killer In Our Midst
Posted Jan, 2013
"State looks at regulating treatment for a difficult but preventable deadly illness."
Captain Sully Sullenberger speaks of Sepsis and Patient Safety
Posted Jan, 2013
"Captain Sully Sullenberger speaks of Rory and of his commitment to Patient Safety"
Staunton Press Release
Posted Jan, 2013
"New Sepsis Protocols Demanded in New York"
New York Times - Cuomo Plans New Rules in Fight Against Sepsis
Posted Jan, 2013
"Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo will announce in his State of the State Message this week that every hospital in New York must adopt aggressive procedures for identifying sepsis in patients, including the use of a countdown clock to begin treatment within an hour of spotting it, a state official said."
Irish Times - It Could Happen To Any Child Anywhere
Posted Jan, 2013
"Last June, I sat in a bar in New York waiting to meet the owner, Ciaran Staunton. I was there to talk about his work campaigning for visa rights for Irish emigrants in the US. The interview had been arranged months earlier and throughout it Staunton, usually a vocal and focused interviewee, seemed distracted, and I noticed regulars kept interrupting to shake his hand."
New York Times - One Boys Death Moves State to Action to Prevent Others
Posted Dec, 2012
"Prompted by the death of a 12-year-old Queens boy in April, New York health officials are poised to make their state the first in the nation to require that hospitals aggressively look for sepsis in patients so treatment can begin sooner. Under the regulations, which are now being drafted, the hospitals will also have to publicly report the results of their efforts"
New York Times - Death Of Boy Prompts New Medical Efforts
Posted Oct, 2012
"Long before 12-year-old Rory Staunton set foot in a hospital in March, the paths to the catastrophe awaiting him had been heavily trod."
Thoughts of Rory as School Begins
Posted Sep, 2012
"Like previous falls-I too was preparing myself-readying to receive new students, new faces who will tackle a school year filled with learning. As I was cleaning out old contents from my desk, I came across a book, Three Cups of Tea. "
Another Life is Saved Because of Rory
Posted Sep, 2012
"I'm writing to you with my 12 year old son Ian at my side. My sister sent us your article in July and due to that we acted quickly on what was also sepsis due to a wasp bite last Saturday night."
Today Show : Gym Class Cut Leads to Deadly Sepsis in 12 year-old boy
Posted Jul, 2012
"Today Show. The Rory Staunton Story Live video and Article "
Sepsis: The Leading Killer No One Talks About
Posted Jun, 2012
"It’s a disease that kills more Americans each year than breast, lung, and prostate cancers combined. It accounts for more than 1 million hospitalizations annually in the United States."
Kids Health - Sepsis
Posted Jun, 2012
"Sepsis is a serious infection usually caused by bacteria — which can originate in many body parts, such as the lungs, intestines, urinary tract, or skin — that make toxins that cause the immune system to attack the body's own organs and tissues."
Florida mother credits Rory Staunton case with saving her son’s life
Posted Sep, 2012
"We are happy for this family and we know telling Rory’s story will help many other parents recognize this deadly killer,” they said. “Rory would be delighted that he has helped possibly save a life."
New York Times The Boy Who Wanted to Fly
Posted Mar, 2013
"As soon as he could walk, he wanted to fly. The exuberant freckle-faced redhead from Sunnyside, Queens, yearned to be up in the romantic night sky where, as the French pilot and poet Antoine de Saint-Exupéry wrote, the stars are laughing."
Sully Sullenberger responds to Rory's Story
Posted Sep, 2012
"I read Rory's story in the NY Times today and it has touched my heart in several ways; from his common love of aviation and interest in my landing on the Hudson River, to my own passion and interest in patient safety issues"
Staunton Family Statement in Response to The New York Times Article
Posted Sep, 2012
"Our beloved son Rory was the light of our lives. He should never have died. It is clear to us he did not receive the basic standard of care which would have saved him and which he, as an innocent child, above all, had a right to expect."
New York Times An Infection Unnoticed Turns Unstoppable
Posted Mar, 2013
"For a moment, an emergency room doctor stepped away from the scrum of people working on Rory Staunton, 12, and spoke to his parents.
“Your son is seriously ill,” the doctor said.
“How seriously?” Rory’s mother, Orlaith Staunton, asked.
The doctor paused.
“Gravely ill,” he said.
How could that be?"
Everyday Health - Death by Strep
Posted Jul, 2012
"Rory Staunton started flying planes when he was still in single digits. He’d sit for hours in front of a flight simulator on his computer, learning the routes from New York to London, or London to Tokyo, or Tokyo to San Francisco. He knew every country in the world by their airports, and he planned to visit all of them."
The New England Journal of Medicine - Sepsis
Posted Jun, 2012
"Sepsis, severe sepsis, and septic shock are progressively severe stages of the hosts systemic inflammatory response to infection. The latter stages carry increasing rates of end-organ failure and death. The spectrum of the sepsis syndrome remains a leading cause of death in the United States, and early intervention with appropriate antibiotics (matching the antibiogram susceptibilities to the drugs administered) saves lives."
Rory Staunton Story
RoryStaunton.com is about a wonderful 12 - year - old New York boy who made a huge difference in the lives of everyone who knew him...
About Sepsis
Sepsis is a serious infection usually caused by bacteria - which can originate in many body parts, such as the lungs, intestines, urinary tract, or skin ...
Foundation
The Foundation has been set up to honor the memory and achievements of a wonderful young boy, Rory Staunton, who died of Sepsis...
