Open AccessSudden unexpected death of an infant
Author(s) -
Anuruddhi Edirisinghe,
Ananda Samarasekara
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
ceylon medical journal/the ceylon medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2386-1274
pISSN - 0009-0875
DOI - 10.4038/cmj.v51i3.1261
Subject(s) - sudden infant death syndrome , medicine , autopsy , infant mortality , sri lanka , pediatrics , environmental health , pathology , population , south asia , history , ethnology
In the sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) a sleeping infant is discovered lifeless. SIDS is a recognized medical disorder in the International Classification of Deaths. However, the Annual Health Bulletin of Sri Lanka has not documented any death due to SIDS. A post-mortem examination was performed according to the SIDS Autopsy Protocol of the National SIDS Council of Australia, on an infant who had died unexpectedly. This case illustrates the importance of having a protocol of our own to diagnose SIDS.