NH mom convicted of manslaughter in toddler death
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New Hampshire mom convicted of manslaughter in toddler death Another shaken baby case reveals the prevalence of this type of injury.
I have been focusing on shaken baby syndrome this past week. This tragic reality appears in parent-child and caregiver-child scenarios.
Signs and symptoms
SBS is accompanied by a variety of signs, which range from mild to severe and nonspecific to obviously head trauma-related.[2] The characteristic injuries associated with SBS include retinal hemorrhages, multiple fractures of the long bones, and subdural hematomas (bleeding in the brain).[6] These signs have evolved through the years as the accepted and recognized signs of child abuse and the shaken baby syndrome. Medical professionals strongly suspect shaking as the cause of injuries when a baby or small child presents with retinal hemorrhage, fractures, soft tissue injuries or subdural hematoma, that cannot be explained by accidental trauma or other medical conditions. Additional effects of SBS are diffuse axonal injury, oxygen deprivation and swelling of the brain, which can raise intracranial pressure and damage delicate brain tissue.
Victims of SBS may display irritability, failure to thrive, alterations in eating patterns, lethargy, vomiting, seizures, bulging or tense fontanels, increased size of the head, altered respirations, and dilated pupils.[7]
Fractures of the vertebrae and ribs may also be associated with SBS.
Can a child receive a neck/spinal injury from horsing around with the parents dropping the child on the adults bed? The fall is only 2 feet from the mattress.