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Shaken Baby
"Shaken Baby Syndrome" is an urgent matter
because the effect can be so devastating. Yet, because the harm is
usually unintentional, it can be easily prevented by telling people who
care for children what the facts really are.
"Shaking, jerking and
jolting can cause blood vessels in the head to tear or burst."
In 1974, a doctor coined the term Shaken
Baby Syndrome and defined it as the vigorous shaking of an infant or
child by the arms, legs, or shoulders.
"This
whiplash motion can result in bleeding inside the head with
no outward sign of abuse."
Often, frustrated parents or other
persons responsible for a child's care, feel that shaking a
baby or small child is a harmless way to make a child stop
crying. Nothing could be farther from the truth.
The sad facts about Shaken Baby
Syndrome in Wyoming.
Children die from Shaken Baby
Syndrome in Wyoming.
In the past two years, five
Wyoming children have died because they were shaken by a
parent or a care giver.
Unfortunately the parents or care
givers who most frequently shake and kill or harm infants are
men.
Fathers and boyfriends who hurt
these infants had the following characteristics:
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Poor coping skills when dealing
with crying infants;
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Short fuses or a history of
domestic violence;
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Abused alcohol or drugs;
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Boyfriends had no physical or
emotional connections to the baby.
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