Mitchell Roger A, DiAngelo Constance, Morgan Daniel
Pediatr Ann. 2017 Aug 1;46(8):e297-e302. doi: 10.3928/19382359-20170724-01.
This review article describes the role of the medicolegal death investigator and medical examiner or coroner (MEC) in the investigations of a sudden unexpected infant death (SUID) beginning with an introduction into the case types that should be investigated and how infant deaths fit into that legal framework. The article also provides an overview of the history of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention SUID investigation guidelines and process. The article concludes with a description of how the MEC correlates the scene investigation with autopsy findings, as well as the role of the MEC in cause of death determinations. There is also a brief discussion on how infant mortality data are captured and subsequently used to decrease infant mortality. [Pediatr Ann. 2017;46(8):e297-e302.].
这篇综述文章描述了法医学死亡调查员以及法医或验尸官（MEC）在突然意外婴儿死亡（SUID）调查中的作用，首先介绍了应调查的病例类型以及婴儿死亡如何纳入该法律框架。文章还概述了疾病控制和预防中心SUID调查指南及流程的历史。文章最后描述了MEC如何将现场调查与尸检结果相关联，以及MEC在死因判定中的作用。此外，还简要讨论了如何收集婴儿死亡率数据并随后用于降低婴儿死亡率。[《儿科年鉴》。2017年；46(8):e297 - e302。]
