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A child abuse incident on Christmas Eve sent a 4-month-old child to a Reno hospital with a head injury, according to RGJ online. According to detectives, the baby’s mother said that she left the infant with her boyfriend for approximately 20 minutes. When she returned to her home, the baby was acting different, so she [...]
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 [...]
A day care provider from Talbot County, Maryland, has been arrested in connection with the shaken baby death of a nine-month old boy she cared for in her home, according to the WBOC 16 news website. Police say that 911 received a call from Gail Dobson, 52, on September 2, who requested an ambulance and [...]
A 7-week-old baby was found to have injuries consistent with shaken baby syndrome (abusive head trauma) after she was taken to a Wichita hospital with head trauma, according to The Wichita Eagle online. The young girl was taken to the medical center on September 16, and her mother and father, ages 21 and 26, respectively, [...]
Just shy of two months old, Camarah Fisher was transported to a local hospital when EMS responders discovered that she was having trouble breathing in her home on August 22 of this year. After being taken to a second hospital that specializes in treating children, the infant reportedly died of abusive head trauma. To read [...]
Experts at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital in Tennessee have confirmed the assumptions around the country that domestic violence, including cases of shaken baby syndrome, is linked in part to the economy, according to the News Channel 5 website. With an increasing number of shaken baby and other child abuse cases in middle Tennessee, the Northeast, and [...]
Joining the shaken baby syndrome (now formally called abusive head trauma) prevention effort, Salem Hospital in Oregon is providing educational resources to parents of newborns to explain how frequently babies cry and how to handle the tears, thanks to a $26,500 grant from the Children’s Trust Fund of Oregon. According to the Statesman Journal online, [...]
A 26-year-old New York man was recently charged by police with child endangerment and reckless assault for allegedly shaking a 10-month-old baby on the Fourth of July, according to the Buffalo News website. Clarence, NY, resident Jordan Mayne was reportedly at his girlfriend’s home when he heard the infant crying and went to the baby’s [...]
A two-month-old girl was hospitalized for serious injuries in Tumwater, Washington, following an alleged incident of shaken baby syndrome, according to the Komo News website. Following the baby’s hospitalization on Sunday, authorities from Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital notified police that her injuries were consistent with abusive head trauma (also known as shaken baby syndrome), and [...]
