Citation

Clements PT, O'Neal BJ. J. Forensic Nurs. 2020; 16(4): 240-243.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, International Association of Forensic Nurses, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1097/JFN.0000000000000306

PMID

33214540

Abstract

The traumatic death of a child is an immediately life-changing event. In all cases, a parent who finds that their child has died suddenly and violently is no longer the same person. Early in the chaotic aftermath of this journey, they will likely be disoriented and affectively numb because their sense of an otherwise predicted life trajectory has been destroyed in an instant. Subsequently, early in the arrival of the forensic nurse death investigator, there will be multidimensional challenges to be strategically navigated during scene investigation while simultaneously ensuring awareness of psychosocial issues that will have an enduring impact on an adaptive trajectory of bereavement for a surviving parent.

Language: en

Keywords

Adolescent; Female; Forensic Nursing; Grief; Humans; Male; Nurse's Role; Parents; Referral and Consultation; Social Support; Suicide, Completed