Citation

Carbaugh SF. Adv. Neonatal Care 2004; 4(2): 105-114.

Affiliation

Primary Children's Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah 84113-1100, USA. pcscarba@inc.net

Comment In:

Adv Neonatal Care 2004;4(2):118-9.

Erratum On

Adv Neonatal Care 2004;4(3):177.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, National Association of Neonatal Nurses, Publisher Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

15138993

Abstract

Health care professionals involved in the care of infants are in an ideal position to identify and to educate families, the public, and other health care professionals about the risk factors, dangers, and consequences of infant shaking. The purpose of this article is to review the incidence, biomechanics, risk factors, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and prognosis of shaken baby syndrome (SBS), as well as to encourage involvement in SBS prevention through the use of a family teaching tool. Education is essential to decrease the incidence, morbidity, and mortality of SBS.

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