“I Am a Quarterback”: A Mixed-Methods Study of Death Investigators’ Communication with Family Members of Young Sudden Cardiac Death Victims
SCD investigations in the young who die due to suspected heritable cardiac conditions are challenging and require a high frequency of communication. Further research should examine how systematic changes can improve communication among death investigators and families.
Authors
- Arnon Adler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8142-4013)
- Sheldon Cheskes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7835-3074)
- Katherine S. Allan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0511-0765)
- Katherine L. Mason (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9128-9289)
- Steve Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8644-9719)
- Julie Rutberg
- Jodi Garner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2500-8343)
- Joel A. Kirsh
- Katie N. Dainty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2906-8813)
- Matthew Bowes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-1184-1125)
- Erik K. Mont
- Krystina B. Lewis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6761-7548)
- Kris Cunningham
- Paul Dorian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8244-3520)
- June Carroll (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5893-4194)
- Liz Siydock
- Karolyn Yee
Institutions
- St. Michael's Hospital (CA)
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- Nova Scotia Hospital (CA)
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CA)
- Victim Support (GB)
- North York General Hospital (CA)
- Toronto General Hospital (CA)
- Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (CA)
- Sinai Health System (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- CJC Open
- Published
- 2025-09-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjco.2025.09.007
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research