Unexpected Death in Childhood: A Handbook for Practitioners

Preface

A note on terminology

Contributors

Acknowledgements

Part 1: Understanding Childhood Death

Chapter 1:             A family’s journey

Anne Chalmers

Chapter 2:              Childhood deaths in context

Peter Sidebotham, Peter Fleming

Chapter 3:              Natural causes of childhood death

Peter Fleming, Peter Sidebotham

Chapter 4:             Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

Peter Blair

Chapter 5:             Deaths from unintentional injuries

Jo Sibert, Peter Sidebotham

Chapter 6:             Fatal child maltreatment

Peter Sidebotham

Part 2: Responding when a child dies

Chapter 7:             Responding to unexpected infant deaths

Peter Sidebotham, Peter Fleming

Chapter 8:             Police investigation in unexpected deaths

John Fox

Chapter 9:             The paediatric post mortem

Phil Cox

Chapter 10:             Supporting families

Alison Stewart, Ann Dent

Part 3: Learning lessons

Chapter 11:             Reviewing child deaths

Martin Ward Platt

Chapter 12:             Serious case reviews

Paul Tudor

Appendices

1. Emergency Department Flowchart and checklist
2. History Proforma
3. Physical Examination Proforma
4. Laboratory Investigations
5. Scene Examination Proforma
6. Resources for families
7. Resources for health professionals
8. Practical information for families
9. Opportunities to be with their child
10. Foot prints and photos
11. Framework for assessment of family needs and stressors
12. Child Belief Network Statement
13. Case Discussion Proforma
14. CDRT Core data set
15. CDRT proforma for analysis
16. Audit tools for establishing a child death review team

References

Index