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Centers for Disease Control SDY Fact Sheet
National SDY Case Registry
Data Coordinating Center for the Sudden Death in the Young Case Registry
National Institute of Health: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Working to Count, Understand and Prevent Sudden Death in the Young
The Sudden Death in the Young Case Registry involves multiple communities in the Tidewater region of Virginia with plans for expansion. The registry was developed to more accurately count the number of cases and to better understand the causes and risk factors for infants, children and young adults who die suddenly and unexpectedly. The information learned from this registry will inform strategies to prevent future deaths.
Included in the registry are deaths from cardiac (SCD) or neurological causes such as epilepsy (SUDEP), or those attributed to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID). Virginia is one of 22 states participating in this national project which is supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health.
For More Information:
Local and National Bereavement Resources
Epilepsy and SUDEP
Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD)
About Sleep Related Infant Death: Perinatal Health Status Indicators / CDC’s Sudden Unexpected Infant Death Activities
About Drowning: Water Safety at Home / CDC’s Drowning Prevention
For more information about the SDY Case Registry in Virginia:
Sydney Quinones, MS
Sudden Death in the Young Projects Coordinator
Division of Death Prevention
Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
400 E. Jackson St.
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: (804) 205-3858
Email: sydney.wooten@vdh.virginia.gov