Unexpected Death in Childhood: A Handbook for Practitioners.

DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c77875) has announced the addition of "Unexpected Death in Childhood: A Handbook for Practitioners" to their offering.

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.

Topics Covered:

* Understanding Childhood Death

* Childhood deaths in context

* Natural causes of childhood death

* Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

* Deaths from unintentional injuries

* Fatal child maltreatment

* Responding to unexpected infant deaths

* Police investigation in unexpected deaths

* The paediatric post mortem

* Supporting families

* Reviewing child deaths

* Serious case reviews

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