The Shaken Baby Syndrome: A Multidisciplinary Approach

by Palusci; Vincent J.

• ISBN13: 9780789013514
• ISBN10: 0789013517
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-02-07
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Diagnose and treat shaken baby syndrome with advice from experts in the field! When an angry adult shakes a baby, the child may suffer brain damage, broken ribs, deafness, mental retardation, cerebral palsy, coma, or death. Often there are personal, ethical, and legal consequences as well for everyone involved. The Shaken Baby Syndrome: A Multidisciplinary Approach is the first book to cover the full spectrum of shaken baby syndrome (SBS), from public health implications to prosecution. Because SBS causes so much damage and has so many implications, every case requires the cooperation of a team of professionals ranging from ophthalmologists to attorneys. The Shaken Baby Syndrome: A Multidisciplinary Approach will help you understand what responsibilities each member of the SBS team has, thus enabling you to work together more productively. The more smoothly the team works, the better the results for the child are likely to be. The Shaken Baby Syndrome: A Multidisciplinary Approach offers expert information and advice on every aspect of prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up, including: who shakes babies and why they do it what biomechanical effects occur when a child is shaken what symptoms and signs various medical specialists--radiographers, ophthalmologists, neurologists, pathologists--should look for in potential cases of SBS how medical social workers should approach cases of suspected SBS how police can most effectively investigate SBS how to prosecute SBS perpetrators how educators, public health workers, counselors, and social workers can prevent SBS This comprehensive reference is essential for anyone who encounters SBS, including emergency room personnel, physicians, nurses, social workers, police officers, attorneys, and child care workers. Every year thousands of babies are shaken badly enough to cause damage. The Shaken Baby Syndrome: A Multidisciplinary Approach offers the information you need to help those children.

Table of Contents

About the Contributors	xv
Preface	xix
Acknowledgments	xxv
Overview of Shaken Baby Syndrome	1	(8)
William Brooks
Laura Weathers
Historical Perspectives	9	(10)
Stephen Lazoritz
Angela Bier
The Epidemiology, Clinical Characteristics and Public Health Implications of Shaken Baby Syndrome	19	(22)
Halim Hennes
Narendra Kini
Vincent J. Palusci
Who Are the Perpetrators and Why Do They Do It?	41	(14)
W. Hobart Davies
Molly Murphy Garwood
Biomechanics of Abusive Head Trauma	55	(24)
Betty S. Spivack
Neurologic Sequelae of Shaken Baby Syndrome	79	(22)
Kenneth W. Reichert
Meic Schmidt
Radiographic Evaluation	101	(36)
Brian Lundeen
Ophthalmic Manifestations of Shaken Baby Syndrome	137	(18)
Jane D. Kivlin
Medical Management of the Shaken Infant	155	(18)
Rainer G. Gedeit
Brain Injury Rehabilitation in Children with Non-Accidental Trauma	173	(26)
Mark Splaingard
Pathological Findings in Fatal Shaken Impact Syndrome	199	(26)
Jeffrey M. Jentzen
The Medical Social Worker, Child Advocacy and the Shaken Baby	225	(12)
Jean M. Hudlett
Law Enforcement Investigative Issues	237	(26)
Michael Vendola
Legal Considerations in Shaken Baby Cases	263	(12)
Henry J. Plum
Prosecuting the Shaken Infant Case	275	(66)
Brian K. Holmgren
Ethical Challenges in the Care of the Shaken Baby	341	(8)
Steven R. Leuthner
Preventing Shaken Baby Syndrome	349	(18)
Jacy Showers
Controversies in Shaken Baby/Shaken Impact Syndrome	367	(22)
Robert M. Reece
Index	389