What does SIDS stand for?

What does SIDS stand for?

• A. Sudden Infant Dehydration Syndrome
• B. Sudden Intrauterine Death Syndrome
• C. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
• D. Sudden Immature Death Scenario

Answer: (C)

SIDS refers to the sudden, unexplained death of an apparently healthy infant, usually under one year old, that remains unexplained after a thorough investigation including an autopsy, examination of the death scene, and review of the clinical history. The established term for this condition is Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, so that is the correct answer. The other phrases describe conditions or terms that do not represent this clinical entity: dehydration-related death, intrauterine (before birth) death, or an unrecognized term like “immature death scenario” aren’t used to describe this scenario. In practice, SIDS is a diagnosis of exclusion made after the infant’s death is investigated and no other cause is found.

SIDS refers to the sudden, unexplained death of an apparently healthy infant, usually under one year old, that remains unexplained after a thorough investigation including an autopsy, examination of the death scene, and review of the clinical history. The established term for this condition is Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, so that is the correct answer. The other phrases describe conditions or terms that do not represent this clinical entity: dehydration-related death, intrauterine (before birth) death, or an unrecognized term like “immature death scenario” aren’t used to describe this scenario. In practice, SIDS is a diagnosis of exclusion made after the infant’s death is investigated and no other cause is found.