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Thanks to a grant program established in her area, a high school teacher in Texas will be able to purchase a life-size doll that simulates the effects of shaken baby syndrome on a child’s brain, according to the Times Record News. Named the IDEA grant, the prize is awarded to 21 teachers at nine different [...]
We have posted news here on the Shaken Baby Syndrome Blog about the link between economic troubles and increased instances of shaken baby syndrome. According to child abuse prevention expert Leah Wohlsdorf, there is also a strong correlation between rural areas and cases of shaken baby abuse, also called abusive head trauma due to the [...]
Birmingham, Alabama’s Exchange Club Family Skills Center has joined the abusive head trauma prevention effort, according to the CBS 42 news website. The center partnered with other agencies in a child safety fair that included a display demonstrating the trauma that occurs in child’s brain when it is shaken. The shaken baby simulator is a [...]
In the midst of economic troubles, organizations in Georgia are thankful to be the recipients of grants from the Coweta Community Foundation, some of which will help in shaken baby syndrome prevention, according to the Times-Herald online. The mission of the foundation is to provide grants to a variety of causes that will better the [...]
A new study has found that many people charged with child abuse for shaking babies and causing serious head injuries to children are “let off the hook” in court, according to MedIndia online. The article reports that Dr. Amanda Stephens examined the cases of 68 children who received treatment for shaken baby syndrome in the [...]
As mentioned in many of the blog posts here on the Shaken Baby Syndrome Blog website, abusive head trauma (shaken baby syndrome) can lead to serious brain injuries for its victims. Among the most serious forms of head injury is traumatic brain injury (TBI). In order to educate the public about TBI, its causes and [...]
As an experienced shaken baby syndrome lawyer, Chris Keane is familiar with the serious effects of the condition, specifically brain damage and traumatic brain damage (TBI). Due to rapid motion of the brain inside the skull, the brain experiences inflammation and even the bleeding and tearing of nerve fibers, which have resulted in permanent impairment [...]
Child injury and child abuse attorney Chris Keane has handled many cases of shaken baby syndrome, working with medical experts on the subject as he assists parents in finding the best treatment for their children. As a result, he is familiar with the ways in which shaken baby syndrome occurs and knows that it is [...]
Many caregivers of shaken baby syndrome survivors do not know that they may be able to get help for the baby if the child was abused before the critical incident of abusive head trauma. In order to educate caregivers about the ways and reasons they can receive help, child abuse attorney Chris Keane created a [...]
In order to inform those who would like to know more about shaken baby syndrome, child injury lawyer Christopher Keane of San Francisco, California, explains in a video how abusive head trauma (shaken baby syndrome) can cause long term disabilities. Many parents of shaken baby survivors do not know that their child’s symptoms may change [...]
