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The Examination of the Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Infant: Investigative and Autopsy Protocols Death

Andrew Michael Jones, JT Weston

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Abstract In 1975, the Office of Maternal and Child Health of the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare awarded grants to 24 communities for the management of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) information and counseling projects. Four basic project guidelines were advocated: (1) the performance of autopsies on all infants dying suddenly and unexpectedly, (2) prompt notification of the parents of the results of the autopsy, (3) use of “SIDS” on the death certificate rather than other designations of the cause of death, (4) follow-up information and counseling for SIDS families provided by a health professional knowledgeable of the nuances of SIDS.

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Abstract In 1975, the Office of Maternal and Child Health of the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare awarded grants to 24 communities for the management of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) information and counseling projects. Four basic project guidelines were advocated: (1) the performance of autopsies on all infants dying suddenly and unexpectedly, (2) prompt notification of the parents of the results of the autopsy, (3) use of “SIDS” on the death certificate rather than other designations of the cause of death, (4) follow-up information and counseling for SIDS families provided by a health professional knowledgeable of the nuances of SIDS.

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Abstract In 1975, the Office of Maternal and Child Health of the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare awarded grants to 24 communities for the management of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) information and counseling projects. Four basic project guidelines were advocated: (1) the performance of autopsies on all infants dying suddenly and unexpectedly, (2) prompt notification of the parents of the results of the autopsy, (3) use of “SIDS” on the death certificate rather than other designations of the cause of death, (4) follow-up information and counseling for SIDS families provided by a health professional knowledgeable of the nuances of SIDS.

Key concepts: Autopsy, Medicine, Sudden infant death syndrome, Cause of death, Medical emergency, Poison control, Forensic pathology, Injury prevention

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