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Unexpected death in childhood

A handbook for practitioners


Front cover of Unexpected death in childhoodBy Peter Sidebotham and Peter Fleming (2007)

Unexpected death in childhood: a handbook for practitioners is a title in the NSPCC Wiley series in safeguarding children.

For the professional charged with the responsibility of having to deal with unexpected child deaths, this title offers guidance on how to respond adequately to this tragic event. It 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.

Audience:

  • paediatricians
  • emergency department staff
  • police officers
  • coroners
  • specialist health visitors
  • social workers.

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