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,athis titleaoffers 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 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* Emergency Department Flowchart and checklist* History Proforma* Physical Examination Proforma* Laboratory Investigations* Scene Examination Proforma* Resources for families* Resources for health professionals* Practical information for families* Opportunities to be with their child* Foot prints and photos* Framework for assessment of family needs and stressors* Child Belief Network Statement* Case Discussion Proforma* CDRT Core data set* CDRT proforma for analysis* Audit tools for establishing a child death review team References Index
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