Investigation Protocols
Recently, the U.S. Centers for Disease
Control released a new version of the National
Sudden and Unexplained Infant Death (SUID)
Investigation Reporting Form. This form is
a guide to investigation and is now available
for use in states and communities. The new
form will guide and standardize the work and
practices of EMS professionals, law enforcement,
death scene investigators, medical examiners and
coroners, death certifiers and child death
review (CDR) team members. Information
obtained by using the form in infant death
investigations can also be used to guide the
development of strategies for the prevention of
infant deaths.
On May 16, 2006, the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services, Health Resources and
Services Administration, Maternal and Child
Health Bureau and the
U. S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile
Justice and Delinquency Prevention hosted an web
cast, Improving
the Investigation of Sudden and Unexplained
Infant Deaths:
The New National Sudden Unexplained Infant Death
Investigation Reporting Form. The
archived presentation is available by following
the link above.
To learn more about the National Sudden and
Unexplained Infant Death (SUID) Investigation
Reporting Form, visit http://www.cdc.gov/SIDS/index.htm.
Department of Justice Guide for Scene Investigators
Michigan Investigation Protocols
Southern Nevada Guidelines for Investigating Suspicious Deaths
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