Sheriff: Autopsy shows 3-week-old boy died of head trauma KPLC PORT ALLEN, La. West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff Mike Cazes says a three-week-old boy who had been hospitalized for almost one-third of his life died of blunt trauma to the head. Sheriff: Autopsy shows 3-week-old boy died of head trauma The Daily Comet A 3-week-old boy who had been hospitalized for almost one-third of his life died of blunt trauma to the head, West Baton Rouge Sheriff Mike Cazes said. Parents Indicted In Infant's Death In San Marcos KXAN 36 Austin San Marcos -- A Michigan couple is charged with injury to a child in the death of their 2-month-old daughter. The Hays County grand jury opted against capital murder indictments against Cipriano Gonzales the Fourth and Esther Gonzales. Father of Dead Infant Reaches Plea Agreement WHBF-TV Quad Cities DIXON, IA - A Dixon, Iowa man will not stand trial in the death of his infant son. Todd Hundt was facing first-degree murder charges in the November death of his 4-month-old son Chase, but he made a deal with prosecutors Friday. Toddler death case goes to grand jury Star-Gazette Elmira man charged last week in death of 20-month-old. To a round of applause from spectators seated in the gallery, the second-degree murder charge against Avery Baker Jr. was moved from Elmira City Court to Chemung County Court on Thursday. Maplewood couple charged in infant's death 5 Eyewitness News ST. PAUL (AP) - Nearly two years after a 2-year-old boy who'd had cocaine in his system was found dead on Thanksgiving morning, his mother and her former live-in boyfriend have been charged in his death. Mom not guilty in baby's death Akron Beacon Journal Saying he was not firmly convinced of the state's evidence, a Wayne County Common Pleas Court judge Tuesday found 26-year-old Catherine J. Byall not guilty of murdering her infant daughter. News: Stevensville man sentenced for death of his infant son WNDU 16 You are viewing the print version of this page. Click here to view the default screen view. NC child abuse deaths on the rise News 14 Carolina RALEIGH -- Last year, North Carolina saw the highest rate of child abuse deaths in 10 years, and experts say that’s unacceptable. Hospitals beef up pediatric ERs Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Children and adolescents, who account for nearly a third of hospital emergency-room visits, have unique physical characteristics that require special care and equipment.
eMedicine - Head Trauma : Article by Jagvir Singh, MD Head Trauma - Trauma is a leading cause of death in children older than 1 year increased head circumference, poorly thriving infant, and tense fontanel. Case Based Pediatrics Chapter It is common for these to present several days after the head trauma incident. The infant or young child strikes his/her head during a fall. Parents' Press: Children's Injuries HEAD INJURIES: THE DANGER SIGNALS. After an infant or child bangs or falls on his head, quickly look at the injury and observe how the child is acting. Shaken Baby/Shaken Impact Syndrome Unlike other forms of inflicted head trauma, SBS results from injuries caused by someone vigorously shaking an infant. Because of the anatomy of infants, www.vh.org/pediatric/provider/pediatrics/shakenimp
Parents' Press: Children's Injuries HEAD INJURIES: THE DANGER SIGNALS. After an infant or child bangs or falls on his head, quickly look at the injury and observe how the child is acting. Shaken Baby/Shaken Impact Syndrome Unlike other forms of inflicted head trauma, SBS results from injuries caused by someone vigorously shaking an infant. Because of the anatomy of infants, www.vh.org/pediatric/provider/pediatrics/shakenimp
Infant Head Trauma Diagnosis and Prognosis University of Pittsburgh study of inflicted traumatic brain injury (iTBI) in infants and young children. Infant Head Injury Risk in Falls University of Pittsburgh study investigating head injury risk associated with common pediatric falls in one-year-old children. Health 24 - Child, Content If doctors can't get a good explanation for a baby's internal head injury, they should assume Baby's head injury could be abuse. Online sexual advances Infant Head Trauma - LoveToKnow Baby Infant head trauma can be very serious; learn the common causes of this injury With any head trauma in an infant, you need to contact your pediatrician. Head Injury In an infant, brain injury can result from even less impact. Less serious head injury in a patient taking blood thinners or who has a bleeding disorder
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