Collection of Articles Analyzes Findings on U.S. Infant and Child Fatalities

A collection of 17 articles highlighting unique findings from infant and child fatalities will be featured within a Pediatrics supplement as a resource for medical professionals seeking to prevent injuries and disease. The supplement, “Insights from Fatality Reviews: Informing Pediatric Practice, Policy, and Research,” publishes in the November 2024 Pediatrics (published online Nov. 1). The articles are sponsored by the National Center for Fatality Review and Prevention, a program of the Michigan Public Health Institute. Some of the articles published within the supplement are: Characteristics of Children Ages 1-17 who Died of COVID-19 in 2020-2022 in the United States; Characteristics and Circumstances of Suicide Among Children Aged 6 to 9 Years: 2006-2021; Understanding Natural Disaster or Weather-Related Drowning Deaths Among Children; Factors Associated with Sudden Unexpected Postnatal Collapse; The Real-World Circumstances Surrounding Fatal Pediatric Opioid Poisonings, 2004-2020; Understanding Contextual Factors Influencing Firearm Deaths Occurring Among Children; Characteristics of Fatalities Among Sexual and Gender Diverse Youth in the US, 2015-2020. 

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