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Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy

(SUDI)

Staff Support Leaflet

• DebriefagainafterkeypointsintheprocessforexampletheSUDIreviewmeeting.

• Useresourcesavailablesuchastheoccupationalhealthdepartmentandbereavementcounsellingservices.TheSUDIwebsitewww.sudiscotland.org.ukhascontactdetailsforsupportservices.

Informationprovidedonthewebsitecanguidestaffastothelikelyprogressoftheinvestigationandtheappropriateactionsfortheirprofession.

Supportforparents

Thequalityofthecareandsupportthatbereavedparentsreceivemaydependonthestaffcaringforthem.Forstafftoprovideparentswithgoodindividualisedcaretheymustfeelwellsupported.ThisappliestoallmembersofstaffwhocomeintocontactwithparentsandotherfamilymemberswhohaveexperiencedaSUDI.

TheSupportforFamiliessectionoftheSUDIwebsitegivesthecontactdetailsofmanyvoluntarysupportorganisations.Someoftheseorganisationsprovideprofessionaleducationaswellassupportforbereavedfamilies.

www.sudiscotland.org.uk

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Background: SuddenUnexpectedDeathinInfancy

Whenaninfantdiesunexpectedly,initiallythetermSUDIisused.Thepost-mortemexaminationiscarriedoutandlikeanyothersuddendeath,theProcuratorFiscalhastobeinformedandapoliceinvestigationstarted.

Insomecases,acauseofdeathmaybefoundduringthepost-mortemexamination,butinmanycasesthepost-mortemexaminationwillnotexplainthedeath.ThetermSUDImaythereforebegivenasaclassificationofdeathonthedeathcertificate,asthedeathisunexplained.

Onceallancillarypost-morteminvestigationsarecomplete,casesmayremainunexplained.Howeverpathologyorcircumstantialfactors,forexamplesocialorparentingissues,maybehighlightedasbeingpresent,althoughnotcausingthedeath.IntheseinstancesSUDImaybeenteredonadeathcertificate.

Onlywhenallothercausesareexcludedbyafullpost-mortemexamination,canthediagnosisofSuddenInfantDeathSyndrome(SIDS)beused.

Copingandseekinghelp

EachindividualinvolvedinaSUDIeventmayreactdifferently.Itshouldberecognisedthatclassicgriefreactionsmayaffectyouinunexpectedways.Thisisnotunusualbutitissignificantifitaffectsyourhealthorworkadversely.

Lookoutforbeingsensitivetotriggersthatwouldnotnormallyupsetyou,suchasbeinghypercriticalordefensiveofyourselforothers,questioningyourownandothers’values,sleepingpoorlyorexcessively,andeatingmoreorlessthanusual.Pleaseconsiderseekinghelp.

Youshouldavoiddiscussingthedetailsofthecasewithnon-professionalswhodonothavea‘dutyofconfidentiality’.Thismaybedifficultifyourfriendsorfamilynoticethatyouareupset,butyoushouldberespectfuloftheinfantandthefamily.

Organisationsandmanagersshouldensurethatthereisprovisionforstaffsupport,andthatthecultureoftheorganisationrecognisesthatitisbothresponsibleandprofessionalforstafftoseeksupportiftheyneedit.

Supportforstaff

BeingaffectedbyaSUDIisnotunnaturalorunprofessional.Itmaybeofbenefittoanystaffinvolvedto:

• HaveateamdebriefsoonaftertheSUDIhasoccurred,especiallyifstaffrespondedtoanemergencycallandwereinvolvedinattemptedresuscitation.


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