title: Sudden, unexpected pediatric death: caring for the parents.
abstract: Sudden, unexpected death triggers acute grief in most survivors. This article provides an overview of that response and its manifestations in parents. Using the acute grief response as a framework for practice, guidelines are presented for assessment and intervention with parents in the acute care setting.
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Back
mesh_terms: D003645:Death, Sudden; D006117:Grief; D006801:Humans; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D012657:Self-Help Groups