2020
Impact of statewide safe sleep legislation on hospital practices and rates of sudden unexpected infant deaths
Bechtel K, Gawel M, Vincent GA, Violano P. Impact of statewide safe sleep legislation on hospital practices and rates of sudden unexpected infant deaths. Injury Epidemiology 2020, 7: 22. PMID: 32532344, PMCID: PMC7291413, DOI: 10.1186/s40621-020-00247-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNewborn hospital dischargeUnsafe sleep environmentsUnexpected infant deathAnticipatory guidanceSleep environmentHospital dischargeSafe sleepBirthing hospitalsInfant deathExact testPositional asphyxiaSudden unexpected infant deathHospitals/centersProportion of deathsCause of deathPost-neonatal periodFisher's exact testNewborn caregiversPediatric guidelinesMore infantsBirthing centerSUID casesHospital practiceHospitalAmerican Academy
2019
Characteristics That Distinguish Abusive From Nonabusive Causes of Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths
Bechtel K, Derbyshire M, Gaither JR, Leventhal JM. Characteristics That Distinguish Abusive From Nonabusive Causes of Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths. Pediatric Emergency Care 2019, 37: e780-e783. PMID: 30829845, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000001787.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSudden unexpected infant deathUnexpected infant deathChild protective services involvementTime of deathSentinel injuryManner of deathSpontaneous circulationInfant deathEmergency medical services transportEmergency department settingMaternal substance useCase-control designService involvementMedical examiner recordsClinical outcomesEmergency departmentDepartment settingCardiopulmonary resuscitationFatal child abuseServices transportSubstance useDeathFurther studiesSignificant differencesInfants
2012
Sudden Unexpected Infant Death
Bechtel K. Sudden Unexpected Infant Death. Pediatric Emergency Care 2012, 28: 1085-1089. PMID: 23034500, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0b013e31826d1e9a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSudden unexpected infant deathSudden infant death syndromeInfant death syndromeUnexpected infant deathEmergency departmentInfant deathDeath syndromeInterviews of caregiversChild death review teamsLocal medical examinersObvious causeED practitionersFatal child abuseED guidelinesCompassionate mannerMedical examinersDeathSyndromeReview teamCauseChild abuseInfants