"Will this happen again? If no one can tell me why my child died, how can anyone be sure it won't happen again? How can I be proactive to protect my family...and have some peace of mind?" Families who are coping with a sudden unexplained death of a family member often have anxiety about their family health and the risk of reocurrence. Laura Crandall, President, Co-Founder and Executive Director of the SUDC Foundation

The loss of a child is tragic for all involved. Grief is immense and can be all-consuming. A sudden unexplained death offers even more unanswered questions for both families and their physicians. Below is helpful information to better understand the death investigation process, medical testing consideration for family members, and medical testing considerations for subsequent pregnancies and newborn SUDC siblings.

• Caring for the SUDC Family: Medical and Bereavement Information for the Clinician's Consideration
• Home Monitoring for SUDC Siblings
• Febrile Seizures: Guidelines for the Neurodiagnostic Evaluation of the Child with a Simple Febrile Seizure (from the American Academy of Pediatrics). Note that this is for the general population and not specific to families with a history of febrile seizures or a history of sudden death.
• Caring for the SUDC Sibling with Febrile Seizures (FS)
• SUDC Medical FACT Sheet
• Vaccine Safety and Your Child

Some specially trained clinics exist to screen and evaluate families with a history of sudden unexplained death.

• Arizona, Minnesota, Florida: The Long QT Syndrome Clinic of the Mayo Clinic
• Bronx, NY: The Children's Hospital at Montefiore Center for CardioGenetics
• Boston, MA: Cardiac Arrhythmia Service at Children's Hospital of Boston
• Stanford, CA: Stanford Center for Inhertied Cardiovascual Disease

Additionally, the Pediatric and Congenital Electrophysiology Society (PACES) is also a  good resource to locate specialists who can assist those in screening family members of sudden death.