《Martha规则》产生于青少年的败血病死亡,导致在两个月内对57个病例采取拯救生命的干预措施。 Martha's Rule, born from a teen's sepsis death, led to life-saving interventions in 57 cases within two months.

玛莎规则是NHS在13岁的玛莎·米尔斯于2021年死于败血症后推出的患者安全倡议,允许患者,家人或工作人员要求对护理进行第二意见. Martha's Rule, a patient safety initiative launched in the NHS after 13-year-old Martha Mills died from sepsis in 2021, allows patients, families, or staff to request a second opinion on care. 在头两个月里,这项规则导致在573个电话中,有57个电话中,有14名病人被转送到特别护理和其他救生治疗机构治疗。 In its first two months, the rule led to 14 patients being transferred to intensive care and other life-saving treatments for 57 cases out of 573 calls. 卫生部长Wes Streeting赞扬这项举措,称其为对病人护理的“转变性”变革。 Health Secretary Wes Streeting praised the initiative, calling it a "transformative" change to patient care. Martha的母亲Merope Mills 倡导在全国推广。 Merope Mills, Martha's mother, advocates for its national rollout.