Medical social workers are almost always involved in cases of child abuse resulting in severe brain damage - be it from shaken baby syndrome or abusive head trauma. As soon as an emergency department provider suspects that the head trauma was intentionally inflicted, they will almost always simultaneously order both the requisite neurological consults and [...]
An Illinois woman who kept children in an unlicensed daycare facility at her home has been indicted in the shaken baby syndrome case of a child who was under her care, according to the Quad-City Times. The state Attorney General’s Office announced today that 38-year-old Karyn McCallister was indicted for shaking the four-month-old baby, which [...]
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 [...]
Although treatment for shaken baby syndrome varies depending on the specific situation and other factors, including the age of the child and the extent and type of injuries involved, some of the immediate treatments are relatively common among shaken baby syndrome victims. An infant or child who has been shaken should be taken and admitted [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
A 29-year-old man whose daughter suffers brain damage and partial blindness from a 2007 shaken baby syndrome incident was recently sentenced to eight years in prison, according to the Vindy website. The site reports that Jeremy Hendrex was living with the girl’s mother at the time of the incident, when the baby was only 10-weeks-old. [...]
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 [...]
Shaken baby syndrome (abusive head trauma) demonstrations involving a doll with a visible brain are becoming more and more prevalent across the country in an effort to educate parents and other caregivers about the dangers of shaking a baby even mildly for a few seconds or just a few times. According to the Citrus Daily [...]
According to the News Channel 13 website, cases of child abuse have increased in El Paso County, Colorado, this year. As a result, the El Pomar Foundation is providing a total of $34,000 in grant money to three child abuse prevention or child protection organizations in the county. Among the recipients is the Kids’ Place [...]
