Introduction: Crying is the way for children to express their needs or when they feel boring or even when they feel hungry, pain, lonely, scared or when they want to sleep. The way to solve this problem is different between mothers to another. Some of parents take a wrong way. They are shaking baby strongly. This way is very harmful for children. It effects children especially infants. That condition developed to become a syndrome and it’s known as shaking baby syndrome. Its means of inflicted traumatic brain injury that happens when a baby is violently shaken. The first doctor who discovered that is Johen Caffe in 1946. Statistics show that infants who died because of SBS increase from 15% to 38%. And up of half deaths related to child abuse are reportedly due to shaken baby syndrome. As we studied in human growth about the …show more content…
Specialist does many tests as following: • Computerized tomography (CT) scans. Uses X-ray images to provide cross-sectional images of a child's brain. This test helps to detect injuries that need urgent intervention. • Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). MRI uses a powerful magnetic field and radio waves to create detailed images of a child's brain. Because MRI is difficult to perform on a child who's unstable, it's usually done two to three days after the injury. • Skeletal survey. A series of skeletal X-rays. It includes the arms, hands, legs, feet, spine, ribs and skull and find the previous fractures. • Ophthalmological exam. Examining the eye can reveal bleeding and other eye injuries. • Blood tests. It helps if there is bleeding and clotting disorders Depending on the injuries, the baby may need to be monitored in a paediatric intensive care unit. Treatments and drugs As an emergency treatment to shaken baby include life sustaining measure such as supporting in breathing and immediate surgery to stop brain bleeding. How to prevent
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Shaken Baby Syndrome is defined as shaking an infant or young child vigorously by the arms, legs, chest, or shoulders. This forceful shaking can result in brain damage leading to mental retardation, speech, learning disabilities, paralysis, seizures, hearing loss, blindness and even death. Shaken baby syndrome is very difficult to diagnose unless someone who is professionally trained knows what to look for. Physicians often report that infants with possible S.B.S. is brought to a medical facility due to falls, difficulty breathing, seizures, vomiting, consciousness, or choking. These diagnostics usually are from an internal head injury given to the baby by the shaking. To diagnose S.B.S, doctors look for retinal hemorrhages (bleeding in the retinas of the eyes), subdural hematoma (blood in the brain), and increased head size showing excessive fluid in the brain tissues (Squier, (2011), p. 521). If you see your child with bruises on their face or head could be caused by...
Emotionally the infant will need love, warmth & care. The baby will need to feel safe and have healthy emotion responses. When the baby is hungry or tired, they cry to express themselves.
There are designated classes to take, so people can be aware of the effects of SBS and what to do when a baby has been shook. Even if you’re not a parent, it is still encouraged for any caregiver or babysitter, or anyone who deals with infants on a daily basis, to take this class to be aware. Most times, SBS occurs when a baby is 6 months or younger. What happens when you shake a baby? When you shake a baby there will be bleeding of the brain or bleeding in the retina’s.
During a physical examination, a specialist may hear a heart murmur which will prompt a referral to a pediatric cardiologist for an analysis. Diagnostic testing will vary by the child’s age, clinical condition, and institutional preferences. Such test may incorporate a chest X-ray, electrocardiogram, echocardiography and cardiac catheterization. A chest X-ray uses unseen X-ray beams to cr...
From the moment a child is brought into this world the first thing the parent is waiting to hear is the child cry. That cry is one of the most precious thing a parent craves for upon the birth of their child. So how can something so valuable become as discouraged in society as that child gets older? Crying is a natural survival instinct which human being do to remove all the sadness, anger, frustration and pain inside them. It is a technique which has the same impact of a supercharged, calm down cocktail. The pressure on your diaphragm is lifted and your heart slows back to normal. This biological instinct releases endorphins which protects one’s eyes and calms one down [1]. But many people disagree with this scientifically proven fact.
Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS) is an incident that will forever change and affect the victimized child dramatically. Most normal children are able to develop normally without deficits in areas of occupations or performance skills, but a child with SBS may never be the same. The lasting effects of Shaken Baby Syndrome impact a child’s life in areas of occupations such as social participation, play, and education.
Data collection includes an extensive clinical and or forensic interview of the person/child in question; Interview of the collateral sources; behavioral / bonding observations; administration and interpretation of appropriate and required objective and standardized neurocognitive, psychological, and forensic tests; and through review of available records. Data analysis and integration comprises of synthesis of information received from the interviews, collateral sources, testing and the records. During this process special emphasis is on looking at the consistencies and inconsistencies in the data. Consideration of special needs of the child and families, available resources, and cultural factors are an integral part of this process. Finally, case is formulated based on the theoretical knowledge, legal presumptions, care and safety doctrine and scientific principles. Subsequently, the referral question is answered with maximum clinical/psychological certainty. All these steps are performed in the most ethical manner and the evaluator is to uphold the highest professional standard of practice of
insurance coverage is important and can be obtained through government sources, employer benefit programs, or private providers.)
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Not only are these children affected for the rest of their lives, but the offender, in many countries, will face criminal charges for having shaken the child. Since prevention is better than cure, it is imperative that people are educated about SBS via various platforms. Furthermore, high-risk parents, and all parents in general, should have great support from family and close friends to assist them in times when they are overwhelmed. This is only natural given the demanding nature of raising children. Notwithstanding this truth, SBS is preventable and no one should ever shake a baby.
Twenty five to thirty percent of babies shaken die (National Shaken Baby Syndrome). Immediate medical attention can help reduce the impact of shaking, but many children are left with permanent damage from the shaking. The treatment of survivors falls into 3 major categories. Those categories are medical, behavioral, and educational. In addition to medical care, children may need speech and language therapy, vision therapy, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and special education services. (Showers, 1997) Many incidents of Shaken Baby Syndrome are not reported out of fear. It is important to seek immediate and early medical attention. Serious complications and even death can be avoided.
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Crying is important in infant development, as it’s infants’ way of communicating with the world surrounding them. The types of crying an infant does is thus important to understand, to know what the infant needs as he/she cannot explain themselves with the spoken language. Furthermore, crying is important to know whether or not the infants lungs have filled with air, since they couldn’t be crying without that, but also crying infants render signs that, for an example tells whether the newborn baby’s central nervous system works and functions. There are three types of cries: a basic cry, anger cry, and an in pain cry. The basic cry is what some experts
Life without emotions would lack meaning, texture, richness, joy and the connection with others (Leahy, R.L., et al, 2012). Emotion can be defined as various states of feelings, thoughts and verbal interactions that individuals can experience (White el al., 2012). It is from this that individuals are able to create relationships with others, in this case infants are able to create attachments to their parents. For the purpose of this essay, emotions can be categorised into two parts; over-regulation and under-regulation. Over-regulation is one's ability to suppress evidence of emotional distress in various situ...