SIDS Flashcards

1
Q

What are the 5 top killers of children under 5 world wide?

A
Pneumonia
Pre-term birth complications
Diarrhoea
Intra-partum related complications
Malaria
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What’s the difference between Sudden Unexplained Death in Infancy (SUDI) and SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome)?

A

SUDI = intake classification with multiple causes. Unexplained SUDI (without a defined cause) becomes SIDS

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How old are kids who die of SIDS? Name 5 risk factors

A

Usually between 1 - 6 months old, rare after 12 months.

Risk factors:
Male
Winter
Higher latitudes
Recent URTI
Poverty
Parental smoking
Low birth weight
Young mums
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4
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When does SIDS usually occur (what is the child doing at the time)?

A

During sleep

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5
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Name 5 processes that could all lead to SIDS

A
Accidental asphyxiation (overlaying)
Infanticide
Metabolic abnormality
Structural brain problem affecting cardio/resp
Cardiac conduction abnormality
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6
Q

What was the intervention that reduced incidence of SIDS the most?

A

Parental education to sleep babies on back

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What is the Triple Risk Hypothesis of SIDS?

A
  1. Intrinsic vulnerability
  2. Vulnerable developmental stage
  3. A final insult that wouldn’t usually be fatal (URTI, febrile, airway obstruction)
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Q

What is the decision you have to make when confronted with a dead child?

A

Will I eat it boiled or roasted?

lol jkssss

Is it natural death (therefore no Coroner referral, you can write death certificate) or reportable death (don’t write death cert!)?

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What are the 2 main categories of reportable deaths?

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If it’s unexpected, unnatural or violent, or from accident or injury

Or, if it occurs during or following a medical procedure

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10
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What percentage of SUDI deaths are reportable?

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100%!!! All are unexpected (by definition)

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