ABUSIVE HEAD Trauma (SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME)
The National Center on Abusive Head
Trauma
Because babies and young children have weak neck muscles, they cannot always support their head. Combine this with a growing brain and thin skulls and you have a small person that is very fragile and vulnerable to damage. Children under the age of two are most at risk. For these reasons, even the smallest amount of shaking can cause devastating effects that include:
- Blindness
- Hearing Loss
- Internal Bleeding
- Paralysis
- Long Term Brain Damage
- Seizures
- Developmental Delays
- Death
Please never never shake a baby!!!
Shaken Baby Syndrome Simulator Doll
The life-sized electronic simulator is equipped with accelerometers that measure the force on the brain when shaken. A see-through vinyl head reveals LED lights that indicate the damaged areas of the brain in real time. Real infant cries stop abruptly as shaking continues and permanent brain damage occurs.
Jefferson County Pilot Project Update