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SUID

SUID. Sudden Unexpected Infant Death. What is it?. Sudden unexpected infant deaths are defined as deaths in infants less than 1 year of age that occur suddenly and unexpectedly, and whose cause of death are not immediately obvious prior to investigation Source: http://www.cdc.gov/sids/.

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SUID

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  1. SUID Sudden Unexpected Infant Death

  2. What is it? • Sudden unexpected infant deaths are defined as deaths in infants less than 1 year of age that occur suddenly and unexpectedly, and whose cause of death are not immediately obvious prior to investigation • Source: http://www.cdc.gov/sids/

  3. The Stats • Each year, about 4,000 infants die suddenly of no immediately, obvious cause • About half of these cases of Unexpected Death are due to SIDS • SIDS is the leading cause of unexpected death among infants ages 1-12 months • 3 most common causes of SUID are SIDS, cause unknown and accidental suffocation

  4. Causes of Sudden Unexpected Infant Death

  5. What is SIDS? Sudden InfantDeath Syndrome (SIDS) is defined as the sudden death of an infant less than 1 year of age that cannot be explained after a thorough investigation is conducted, including a complete autopsy, examination of the death scene, and review of the clinical history

  6. 3rd leading cause of infant mortality in the United States • Has declined more than 50% since 1990 • Rates remain disproportionately high for Hispanics and Native Americans/Native Alaskans

  7. To Prevent SIDS

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