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Unexpected Death in Childhood
A Handbook for Practitioners
Peter Sidebotham (Edited by), P Sidebotham (Author), Peter Fleming (Edited by)
9780470060957, Wiley
Hardback, published 21 December 2007
368 pages
23 x 15.9 x 2.6 cm, 0.652 kg
For families who have experienced the death of a child, their private tragedy is all too often exacerbated by an inappropriate or incompetent professional response. For the professional charged with the responsibility of having to deal with unexpected child deaths, such as a pediatrician, a police officer, or social worker, this title offers guidance on how to respond adequately to this tragic event but also places the subject in a larger social context, examining the history, epidemiology, causes, and contributory factors surrounding the death of a child. The book also covers the prevalence and types of death, the role of the police in an unexpected child death, how to support families, how to undertake a serious case review, and how to prevent child deaths in the future. Part of the prestigious NSPCC Wiley Series in Safeguarding Children - The Multi-Professional Approach.
Foreword vii Preface ix A Note on Terminology xiii List of Contributors xv Acknowledgements xix I Understanding Childhood Death 1 1 A Family’s Journey 3 2 Childhood Deaths in Context 10 3 Natural Causes of Unexpected Childhood Deaths 25 4 Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 41 5 Deaths from Unintentional Injuries 61 6 Fatal Child Maltreatment 75 II Responding When a Child Dies 95 7 Responding to Unexpected Child Deaths 97 8 Police Investigation in Unexpected Childhood Deaths 132 9 The Paediatric Post-Mortem Examination 154 10 Supporting Families 170 III Learning Lessons 203 11 Reviewing Child Deaths 205 12 Serious Case Reviews 232 Appendices 1 Emergency Department Flow Chart and Checklist 252 2 History Proforma 256 3 Physical Examination Proforma 259 4 Laboratory Investigations 260 5 Scene Examination Proforma 263 6 Resources for Bereaved Adults 265 7 Resources for Professionals 271 8 Practical Information for Families 273 9 Opportunities to Be with Their Child 279 10 Creating Footprints, Photographs and Mementoes 281 11 A Framework to Guide Visiting 284 12 Child Bereavement Network Belief Statement 290 13 Local Case Discussion Proforma 291 14 Child Death Review Core Dataset 294 15 CDRT Proforma for Analysis 301 16 Tools for Developing a Child Death Review Team 304 References 310 Index 339
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Subject Areas: Psychology [JM]
