A California couple has filed a claim for an alleged shaking of their 4-year-old son, the twin brother of a little girl who died after an alleged incident of shaken baby syndrome by a nanny three years ago, according to ABC’s News10 website. According to the article, Scott and Lorena Juceam claim that a teacher [...]
Volunteers and professionals in East Peoria, IL, had the opportunity to attend a free seminar last Friday on how to educate the public about the dangers of shaken baby syndrome, according to the Pjstar.com website. As part of the state’s Shaken Baby Syndrome Public Awareness Campaign, the workshop was conducted by Mary Salisbury of Prevent [...]
A man from La Habra, California pleaded not guilty on Monday, June 15, to shaking his 8-month-old baby, but he still faces an preliminary hearing on August 3rd regarding his charges of child abuse and endangerment, according to the Whittier Daily News website. The alleged incident occurred May 16 when, according to the spokeswoman for [...]
California child injury lawyer Chris Keane recently posted a blog regarding a new term recommended to replace the term “shaken baby syndrome.” According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, “abusive head trauma” refers more clearly to the physical damage that occurs when babies are shaken. To read Keane’s post about the term “abusive head trauma,” [...]