Abstract
Investigating possible asphyxial death in infants and young children poses numerous challenges. Although the very young can die from almost any type of asphyxial death, some asphyxial deaths are unique to this age group. In many infant and young-children asphyxial deaths, the proper recognition of the cause of death will rest heavily on the history and scene investigation, since autopsy findings may be minimal and nonspecific. Although presumably rare, intentional asphyxiation of infants in most cases remains almost impossible to distinguish from “SIDS”, sudden unexplained infant death (SUID), or accidental asphyxiation.
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- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
- Autopsy Finding
- Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Review Childhood Death
- Asphyxial Death
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Baker, A.M. (2014). Pediatric Asphyxial Deaths. In: Collins, K., Byard, R. (eds) Forensic Pathology of Infancy and Childhood. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-61779-403-2_28
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