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Sudden Adult Death
UK sources of information and / or support
Sudden Death Support Association
An organisation to help relatives and close friends of people who die suddenly.
Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY)
A charity which offers help, support and counselling to families where there has been a sudden cardiac death of an apparently fit and healthy young person (Sudden Death Syndrome). Has expert medical information about heart conditions provided by doctors.
SADS - sudden arrhythmic death syndrome
Information for the family and relatives of a young person who has died of Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome - SADS sometimes called sudden adult death syndrome
Ashley Jolly Sudden Adult Death Trust
The Trust was set up to provide information on sudden adult death, typically caused by an underlying heart condition. This site provides information and links to other resources. Conditions covered include: sudden arrhythmia death syndrome, cardiomyopathy, cot death.
See also our bereavement page
Further sources / more detailed information
Some non-UK sites
The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.
- Non-UK disease / illness sites
- Non-UK self-help / support group sites
More detailed medical information
The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.
- PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
- Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
- Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, Clinical Knowledge Summaries, etc.
- Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
- Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
- Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.
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Related pages in Patient UK
Information leaflets related to this topic (^ top of page)
Epilepsy and Sudden Unexpected Death (SUDEP)Patient Support related to this topic (^ top of page)
Bereaved Parents Network CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young) SADS UK Sudden Death Support AssociationMedical reference articles in PatientPlus related to this topic (^ top of page)
Sudden Cardiac Death in Young People Sudden Death Terminal CareRecent news items related to this topic (^ top of page)
Sporting 'heart screening' callLinks to other selected websites related to this topic (^ top of page)
Sudden Infant Death (Cot Death)Other - Useful resources (^ top of page)
Pictures, diagrams, photos, images, etc.Evidence based medicine
Online textbooks and journals
A-Z of UK Guidelines
A-Z of Online Videos
Medline
Other good health sites
Medical equipment products related to this topic (^ top of page)
Books related to this topic (^ top of page)
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