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 [...]
Virginia jury hears shaken baby syndrome debate - decides in favor of shaken baby syndrome in Whitmer case
Morelock Racing team races to raise awareness of shaking a baby - support the Keane Law Firm in spreading the word to never shake a baby
Police in the metropolitan Las Vegas area have recently found that the number of child abuse cases in Clark County, NV, have risen 17 percent this year, according to Fox 5 News Las Vegas. According to the news channel, Metro Lieutenant Ray Steiber attributes the increase in broken bones and shaken baby syndrome at least [...]
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 [...]
The economic situation in the U.S. has affected the number of instances of severe child abuse, according to an article from the Miami Herald. According to Florida’s Department of Children & Families (DCF) Secretary George Sheldon, while the number of investigations and calls regarding child abuse have decreased over the past year, the number of [...]
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,” [...]
Newborn babies may cry up to 5 hours per day for no apparent reason, and caregivers must understand how to handle babies gently while dealing with their own frustrations. That’s what parents of newborns in Kansas are learning through a new video that attempts to prevent more cases of the devastating but frequently occurring shaken baby syndrome. In response to numerous [...]
