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Prevention of shaken baby syndrome: Never shake a baby.

Division of Pediatric Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa;
Paediatrics & child health (impact factor: 0.78). 06/2004; 9(5):319-21. pp.319-21
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ABSTRACT Shaken baby syndrome (SBS) represents injuries to the head, skeleton and eyes of a young child and is the leading cause of fatal or life-threatening child abuse. SBS is preventable. The dangers and consequences of shaking a baby are not well appreciated by the general public. Simple educational programs and community nursing support programs have been shown to be helpful. Inadequate physician training and knowledge in child maltreatment have also been identified as problems. This article outlines the evidence for interventions in the prevention of SBS and recommendations for health care providers and educators.

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    Article: Still an unknown topic: child abuse and "shaken baby syndrome".
    Elçin Balcı, Iskender Gün, Şule Mutlu Şarlı, Fatma Akpınar, Fatih Yağmur, Ahmet Öztürk, Osman Günay
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    ABSTRACT: Shaken baby syndrome (SBS) is a severe form of physical child abuse, and can even cause death. In this study, we aimed to investigate whether or not the primary healthcare workers had received any education regarding child abuse and neglect, whether they could diagnose the cases, whether they had sufficient knowledge about SBS as a part of child abuse, and whether they were in need of education on the topic. Health workers in the primary healthcare centers in the province of Kayseri were enrolled. A questionnaire was applied. In this study, 35.0% of the study group were physicians. 43.7% of the study group stated that they had not recieved any education regarding child abuse and neglect, and 52.1% stated that they believed that physical abuse was the most prominent form of abuse in society. While 64.1% of the participants stated that they had heard about SBS, 10.4% of these stated that they had heard about it, but did not have adequate knowledge on the topic. There is a lack of knowledge and a need for education regarding child abuse and neglect among the personnel working in primary healthcare, especially on the subject of SBS. Undergraduate and postgraduate education regarding child abuse and SBS will help to increase the number of people well-informed and sensitive to this important issue.
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community nursing support programs
 
consequences
 
dangers
 
educators
 
eyes
 
general public
 
Inadequate physician training
 
leading cause
 
life-threatening child abuse
 
recommendations
 
Shaken baby syndrome
 
Simple educational programs
 

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