Management of Sudden Unexpected Death of a Child course for GPs

Welcome to this session which forms part of the Safeguarding Children Level 3 course.

Learning objectives

By the end of this session you should be able to:

• describe the role of paediatricians and other health professionals in the response to unexpected childhood deaths
• identify possible signs and symptoms of maltreatment in an unexpected child death
• interpret clinical findings in the light of other information available to the multi-agency team
• describe the purpose of a Child Safeguarding Practice Review and contribute as necessary