Symptoms of Shaken Baby Syndrome

Look out for these symptoms in case of accidental shaking of your child.
Mild injuries may include:
-Irritation or sluggishness of the child
-Vomit
-Lack of hunger
Severe injuries may include:
-Seizures
-Slow heartbeats
-Difficulty hearing
-Bleeding in eyes

Shaken Baby Syndrome around the World...

Shaken Baby Syndrome is a serious issue around the world. These videos portray two cases in which innocent children were victimized out of frustration.
Disclaimer: These videos can be disturbing to the viewer. Please do not click these links if you are easily disturbed by this form of abuse.
Incidents in Taiwan
Incidents in America

Taking Caution

Please exercise caution when playing with your child. These pictures below portray rough playing that could potentially harm the child.

Copyright: These pictures do not belong to me. All rights go to the original posters.

Accidental Causes

Through research, Professor Park found some very interesting accidental causes of Shaken Baby Syndrome. Although it rarely happens, he emphasizes taking caution when playing with a young child. For example, throwing and catching a baby in the air, bouncing the baby on one's knee, and bouncing the child when he or she is on one's shoulder or back. The heads and necks of babies are too fragile and cannot withstand the rigor of this type of horseplay and therefore must be supported. 

How to prevent Shaken Baby Syndrome

Education of this deadly form of abuse is the best form of prevention. Please help support this cause by educating parents and caregivers.

Sources of Shaken Baby Syndrome

Shaken Baby Syndrome is the number 1 cause of child abuse-related deaths in the United States. About 750-3700 children are diagnosed with this form of abuse every year. The main sources of this abuse is found in men (65%-90%) who are either fathers of the victim or the boyfriends of the mother. In the case of a woman, it is more likely to be a caregiver than a mother.

Please check out this video.
WARNING: some viewers may find this video to be disturbing.

Facts That All Caretakers Should Know

These are just a few facts that every caretaker should know about Shaken Baby Syndrome:
1. Shaken Baby Syndrome is the leading cause of all child abuse deaths in the United States
2. Babies (newborn-4 months) are the most likely to suffer from Shaken Baby Syndrome
3. Inconsolable crying is the primary trigger for shaking a baby
4. A quarter of all Shaken Baby Syndrome victims die
Sources:
1. http://www.nationwidechildrens.org/shaken-baby-syndrome-prevention
2. http://www.cdc.gov/concussion/headsup/sbs.html

Welcome to my blog!
My name is Eileen and I'm currently an 11th grader in high school.
In middle school, we watched a documentary about Shaken Baby Syndrome in class and I was inspired by the fact that it was so little known although it was so drastic and caused many deaths.
As a musician, I teach students and I play many gigs in which I earn money.
With this earned money, I finally decided to save it up in order to revamp a documentary that my father created in the past to educate others and hopefully bring an end to this deadly form of abuse. In order to reach more people, I also used my knowledge of English, French, Spanish, and Korean to provide translations to those who can't speak English.
If you would like to donate to this cause or purchase a copy of the documentary, I will post links and information.
Thank you so much!