To meet people in grief and crisis is a part of the work of health staff. When patients die suddenly and unexpectedly, the relatives need extra support. In many cases, a good treatment in the acute phase, makes it easier for the family members to handle the crisis and to start the grieving process. It is not just the verbal communication that matters in the meeting, the message is also conveyed by the non-verbal communication. The aim of this study was to describe the experience of health professionals taking care of suddenly bereaved relatives. The study is a literature review based on scientific articles, quantitative as well as qualitative ones. A literature search was made to explore the research that existed in the area. The results of this review are centred around five themes, created from the analyzed material. The five themes are: education, emotions, communication, counseling and support, and resources. The results from the different studies are similar, and suggest that knowledge and experiences on the subject of unexpected death in health care have remained the same for many years. It is clear that in many cases there is a lack of knowledge among health staff taking care of suddenly bereaved families.