• Ann Emerg Med · Jan 1986

    Sudden unexpected death: intervention with the survivors.

    • W R Dubin and J R Sarnoff.
    • Ann Emerg Med. 1986 Jan 1; 15 (1): 54-7.

    AbstractSudden unexpected death is a traumatic event for surviving family and friends. When the survivors learn of their loss, they react with turmoil and disbelief. Intervention with the survivors is essential to facilitate a normal grieving process. To provide emergency staff with guidelines, we review the dynamics of grief and discuss intervention in the following six phases: contacting the survivors; arrival of the survivors; notification of death; the grief response; viewing the body; and the concluding process. We conclude with a discussion of intervention with children.

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