The whole story of a six-month-old baby who developed breathing difficulties and was taken to the hospital about two hours after being placed in a daycare center but was left in a state of brain death is gradually being revealed. The medical community considers it to be the classic "Shaken Baby Syndrome.
According to the Masan East Police Station in Gyeongsangnam-do, Jimo, who lives in Naeseo-myeon, Changwon-won, left her 6-month-old son, Kim Mo-kun, at a daycare center on the first floor of her apartment at around 10:20 a.m. on the 9th of last month.
About two hours later, the apartment's CCTV showed the daycare teacher who was taking Kim home and holding him into the elevator and shaking him back and forth.
At the hospital, Kim was declared brain dead. Kim had no trauma, but after a detailed diagnosis, symptoms of cerebral hemorrhage, fracture of the left skull, and retinal hemorrhage were found.
The medical team diagnosed Kim with 'Shaken Baby Syndrome'. Shaken Baby syndrome is a syndrome that infants up to the age of 2 suffer from when they receive a blow to the head or a violent shaking of the head.
The disease became known after a tape recording of a family home in the United States was broadcast on the news. The parents, sensing that the baby's health condition was abnormal, installed a video without the babysitter's knowledge, and the video showed a shocking scene of the babysitter deliberately shaking the baby.
This syndrome may be more dangerous than other childhood diseases because it is not possible to accurately describe the symptoms, prevention, or mortality. We don't know how much the baby is shaken or how long the brain is stimulated.
Professor Jung Da-eun of the Department of Pediatric Neurology at Ajou University Hospital explained, "The reason why infants suffer from Shaken Baby Syndrome is that their skeleton is more vulnerable than that of adults, and they are more vulnerable to shocks than adults."
What is "Shaken Baby Syndrome"?
Shaken baby syndrome (shaken baby syndrome, SBS), which refers to the hyperextension and hyperflexion of the neck in children under 5 years of age (especially infants) caused by vigorous shaking in adults, which in turn causes parenchymal lesions (cerebral edema, Ischemic-hypoxic encephalopathy), subdural hemorrhage (SDH),hemorrhage retinal RH）。
The result must be very serious, leaving a disability at least or being sent away immediately. However, there are a few key words in the definition
1. Intense
This word will make many parents who are anxious about shaking their babies a little relieved, and most of the gentle shaking of the baby every day is difficult to cause such serious damage. So how often and how strong can it cause shaken baby syndrome? In fact, an adult can violently shake a baby 4~5 times in 3~10 seconds to cause a baby or death. So the key is the issue of strength, and there is not enough evidence of mechanical research (because it is not possible to directly use children to shake the experiment, and studies using sheep, monkeys, and doll models only prove that this kind of damage may exist, but still cannot obtain accurate mechanical data), and even "whether the force of an adult shaking a baby is enough to cause. It's all controversial. However, under normal circumstances, parents will definitely not let their children take risks, after all, it is not necessary to coax children.
2Neck Hyperextension or Over-Aggrieved
Infants and young children have incomplete neck muscles, relatively heavy heads, and immature skulls and brains, and are more likely to suffer from inertia during vigorous shaking, and collisions between the brain and the skull, particularly during deceleration movements of the head, resulting in brain injury. Therefore, it is extremely important to protect the baby's weak little neck in the daily care of the baby. Parents need to be fully aware and practice the skills of skillfully lifting children.
It is safe to say that the shaken baby syndrome is a fortuitous event (in the absence of psychological and mental fluctuations of the guardian and without subjectivity on the premise of undesirable tendencies). However, some parents lack the necessary common sense to cause their babies to be injured.
Symptoms of Shaken Baby Syndrome Are;
· Cerebral Hemorrhage.
· Epilepsy.
· Motor Paralysis.
and any other disorder that results from brain damage. Shocked infants may have bloodshot eyes or difficulty breathing. In severe cases, the patient may become brain dead or die. Experts point out that extra care should be taken when caring for children under the age of two.
"Shaken baby syndrome" is related to shaking. Unlike any big problem, most of our parents also grew up in the shaking of the older generation, and many southern friends were also raised by the cradle since childhood. This word has been officially recorded in the Ming Dynasty, and has since been referred to as the place of origin, which shows that "shake" plays an important role in our parenting culture. So why is this "shake" associated with a disease name? Is it "shaken" or "shaken"?
REASONS FOR SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME
The reason is closely related to the physiological characteristics of the baby, and the weight and volume of the head of newborns account for a much higher proportion of the whole body than adults. The head length accounts for about 20% of the body length, and the head weight accounts for 1/4 of the total body weight. The water content of adult body tissues is about 60%~70%, while the water content of small babies and infants is more than 80%, especially the rapidly developing and metabolically vigorous brain tissue, which is really worthy of the name "water tofu".
And before the baby is 1 and a half years old, the skull develops faster than the brain tissue develops, and the cavity in the skull is relatively large, just like using an empty box with water tofu, often shaken vigorously or by impact, the fragile brain tissue will be damaged, swollen, and even tearing and bleeding.
Therefore, parents must not shake the baby violently, when the baby accidentally falls from the bed or chair, etc., they need to observe as closely as possible, and send it to the hospital in time if necessary. In addition, large amplitude and fast frequency Electric Cradle Basketas well as UMBRELLA BABY CARTS should be avoided because the shockproof performance is poor and really not suitable for small babies to use.
In addition, parents will ignore that the safety seat used by the baby when sitting in the car must be selected with good wrapping, the head rest should be soft, and the side wings should be deepened and widened.
The Gyro Warriorsafety seat is very qualified in terms of head protection. The material of the head is particularly soft, the fabric is skin-friendly and breathable, and the flanks that stretch out on both sides of the head are deep enough to wrap the child's entire head into it, and the design is also very consistent. The child's head is firmly fixed in the inside, does not dangle around, and is very stable even on the relatively poor road surface.
Will It Be Convenient for Children to Get on And Off the Safety Seat?
Indeed, the rear seat space of the compact car is not large, and the 0-4-year-old baby has to ride in the opposite direction, and it is very difficult to put the baby into the safety seat in the car. It is 360 rotation, and when the baby goes up, you can first turn the safety seat to the door of the car, and fix it and turn it directly to the backwards, which is very convenient.
Therefore, as long as you usually pay attention, do not soothe the baby in a violent shake way, do not throw the baby in the air, do not throw the baby to the bed, do not hold the baby to rotate, and pay attention to shock absorption and protection of the stroller and safety seat used to go out, this problem will generally not occur.
In Daily Parenting, Parents Should Avoid;
1. Throw the baby in the air or hold the baby to spin (even if it is a very pure and pure cheer celebration, it is impossible to avoid beating the chest afterwards).
2. Shake violently, push and pull the stroller (common in inexperienced fathers and grandfathers, who can't stop it if they don't regret it).
3. Over-reliance on the cradle (not to be used, the use time and shaking degree can be controlled).
4. Let the baby sleep on the bumpy car.
KEEP YOU AND YOUR CHILD PROTECTED!!!
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