Journal Published Online: 01 April 1978
Volume 23, Issue 2

Sleeping Arrangements of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Victims in the District of Columbia—A Preliminary Report

CODEN: JFSCAS

Abstract

Although instances of the sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) have been described as occurring under diverse circumstances of sleep, the impression has been fostered that the victim is almost invariably found dead in his crib (hence the term “crib” or “cot” death). However, information developed over the past decade in Tennessee [1] and elsewhere (13.1% of SIDS fatalities in Oklahoma investigated over a two-year period were found dead in their parents' beds) [2] and more recent data from the District of Columbia Medical Examiner's Office [3] have tended to dispel this notion.

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Luke, JL
, Washington, D.C.
Pages: 5
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Stock #: JFS10772J
ISSN: 0022-1198
DOI: 10.1520/JFS10772J