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Editors: The National Association of Medical Examiners’ Panel on Sudden Unexpected Death in Pediatrics; Elizabeth A. Bundock, Tracey S. Corey, Thomas A. Andrew, MD, FCAP, FAAP, Laura Gould Crandall, PT, MA, Eric A. Eason, MD, Wendy M. Gunther, MD, Rachel Y. Moon, MD, Vincent J. Palusci, MD, MS, FAAP, Cynthia M. Schmidt, MD, MLS, and Mary Ann Sens, MD, PhD.
Procedural guidance and key considerations developed by the National Association of Medical Examiners' Panel on Sudden Unexpected Death in Pediatrics.
This publication reviews medicolegal investigation of sudden, unexpected pediatric deaths, focusing on systems and procedures in the United States and those deaths which remain incompletely understood or entirely unexplained.
Topics include:
This manual represents the combined efforts of a panel of medical examiners, pediatricians, and federal agency representatives, representing the diverse interests of death investigation, autopsy performance, certification, clinical subspecialities (pediatrics, neurology, cardology, child abuse, injury prevention, infectious diseases, genetics, and metabolic diseases), family needs, prevention, and epidemiology.
The Publisher (Academic Forensic Pathology International [AFPi]), the Editors (Dr. Elizabeth A. Bundock and Dr. Tracey S. Corey), and the Authors (National Association of Medical Examiners’ Panel on Sudden Unexpected Death in Pediatrics) are committed to the publication of high quality legal and scholarly forensic pathology materials, and make reasonable efforts to ensure that the information published is precise and accurate.
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