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Title: | Perpetrator accounts in infant abusive head trauma brought about by a shaking event | Contributor(s): | Biron, Dean Leonard (author); Sheldon, D (author) | Publication Date: | 2005 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.chiabu.2005.05.003 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/1233 | Abstract: | Objective:To analyze perpetrator and medical evidence collected during investigations of infant abusive head trauma (IAHT), with a view to (a) identifying cases where injuries were induced by shaking in the absence of any impact and (b) documenting the response of infant victims to a violent shaking event.Method:A retrospective study was undertaken of IAHT cases investigated by the Queensland Police Service over a 10-year period. Cases of head trauma involving subdural and/or subarachnoid hematoma and retinal hemorrhages, in the absence of any evidence of impact, were defined as shaking-induced. Perpetrator statements were then examined for further evidence to support the shaking hypothesis and for descriptions of the victim's immediate response to a shaking event.Results:From a total of 52 serious IAHT cases, 13 (25%) were found to have no medical or observer evidence of impact. In 5 of those 13 cases, there was a statement by the perpetrator to the effect that the victim was subjected to a shaking event. In several cases both with and without evidence of associated impact, perpetrator accounts described an immediate neurological response on the part of the victim.Conclusion:The study confirms that IAHT resulting in death or serious neurological impairment can be induced by shaking alone. In cases where the infant's medical condition was adequately described, the symptoms of head injury presented immediately. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Child Abuse & Neglect, v.29, p. 1347-1358 | Publisher: | Elsevier Ltd | Place of Publication: | United Kingdom | ISSN: | 1873-7757 0145-2134 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 160299 Criminology not elsewhere classified | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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