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SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME

 

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One shaken bay in three dies as a result of the abuse

Shaken Baby Syndrome Definition
  • Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS) is caused by vigorous shaking of an infant or young child by the arms, legs, chest or shoulders. Long-term consequences can include learning disabilities, physical disabilities, partial or total
    blindness, hearing impairment, speech disabilities, cognitive
    disabilities, cerebral palsy, seizures, behavioral disorders and death.
Scope of Problem
  • More than one million children are severely abused annually. Shaken
    Baby Syndrome (SBS) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality
    in infants.
  • In the United States, the annual incidence rate of Shaken Baby Syndrome
    is between 750 and 3,750. One third of the victims of SBS survive with
    few or no consequences, one-third suffer permanent injury and
    one-third die.
  • Parental behaviors, environmental factors and child characteristics
    all may contribute to a shaking event.
Physical Consequences of Shaking an Infant or Toddler
What Happens
  • The brain bounces back and forth within the skull cavity, injuring or destroying the brain tissue
  • When shaking occurs, blood vessels feeding the brain can be torn,
    leading to bleeding around the brain
  • Retinal (back of eye) bleeding can occur. This can cause blindness
Why
  • Babies' heads are large and heavy, making up about 25% of their total body weight. Their neck muscles are too weak to support such a disproportionately large head
  • Babies' brain are immature and more easily injured
Babies' blood vessels around the brain are more susceptible to tearing than older children and adults
When
  • Deliberately shaking an infant or child out of frustration or anger.
    This most often occurs when the baby won't stop crying. Other
    triggering events include toilet training difficulties and feeding
    problems
Immediate Consequences
  • Breathing may stop, extreme irritability, seizures, limp arms and legs, decreased level of consciousness, vomiting, heart may stop, death.
Long-Term Consequences
  • Learning disabilities, physical disabilities, partial or total blindness, hearing impairment, speech disabilities, cognitive disabilities, cerebral palsy, seizures, behavior disorders, death.
Who, What, When & Why
  • The perpetrators in SBS cases are almost always parents or caregivers,
    who shake the baby out of frustration when he or she is crying inconsolably.
  • Caregivers who shake babies usually do so out of stress or dealing with
    a fussy baby.
  • It is estimated that males, often in their early 20s, usually the baby's
    father or mother's boyfriend, are the perpetrators in 65 to 90 percent
    of the cases.
  • The average age of the victim is between three and eight months.
    Approximately 60 percent of shaken babies are male.

 

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