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I was so terrified. This lets the head move around a lot when shaken.
Infants have poor neck strength and their heads are large compared with the size of their bodies.
Shaking a baby. Shaken baby syndrome is a form of child abuse. When a baby is shaken hard by the shoulders arms or legs it can cause learning disabilities behavior disorders vision problems or. Shaking a baby is so harmful because.
Infants have poor neck strength and their heads are large compared with the size of their bodies. This lets the head move around a lot when shaken. When the head moves around the baby or childs brain moves back and forth inside the skull.
Shaken baby syndrome SBS is a condition where the infant suffers an inflicted head trauma due to violent shaking by a caretaker parent babysitter etc. It is when someone holds the infant by the arms or shoulders and rattles the baby making the head bob or move forward and backward rapidly. Shaken baby syndrome SBS is a form of child abuse that occurs when an abuser violently shakes an infant or small child creating a whiplash-type motion that causes acceleration-deceleration injuries.
The injury is estimated to affect between 1200 and 1600 children every year in the USAIt is common for there to be no external evidence of. My baby was 4 months when it started to happen. I was nursing him hes almost asleep then he would shake his whole body.
I was so terrified. I woke him up and the shaking stopped. It lasted maybe 4 seconds.
The third time it happened I. At least 1 in 4 shaken babies die. Those that survive may experience blindness cerebral palsy intellectualdevelopmental delays seizures and other conditions.
Experts warn that shaking a baby is similar to shaking a half-empty container of water. The contents crash around inside even after the shaking is done. Some babies may shake their head to soothe themselves if they are in pain.
Sudden head shaking may be a sign of an ear infection especially if the. Shaken baby syndrome usually happens when a parent or other caregiver shakes a baby or toddler very hard because they are very frustrated with them. The number one reason given for shaking a baby is I just wanted the baby to stop crying.
Forceful shaking may stop the baby crying because it. Shaken baby syndrome SBS is a type of brain injury that occurs when a baby or a toddler is shaken violently. This causes swelling bruising and bleeding in the brain.
The child may be further injured if he or she is thrown down onto a surface which is known as shaken impact syndrome. Shaking a baby is the most common form of AHT. It occurs most frequently in babies younger than 1 typically when an adult is overwhelmed by a crying baby and tries to get him to stop.
It can happen when an adult is frustrated with a toddler or preschooler too. Please feel free to pass this on to everybody you knowThis video was designed to inform parents and family members of the dangers of Shaken Baby Syndrome.