ASSAULT CLAIM BABY IS CRITICAL.Byline: MICHELLE MICHELLE Mid-Infrared Echelle Spectrograph O'KEEFFE A BABY was fighting for his life last night suffering from suspected shaken baby syndrome Shaken Baby Syndrome Definition Shaken baby syndrome (SBS) is a collective term for the internal head injuries a baby or young child sustains from being violently shaken. . The two-month-old, who has bleeding to the brain and retina, is in a critical condition at Temple Street Children's Hospital in Dublin. Doctors fear that even if he recovers he may have suffered permanent brain damage. Gardai have launched an investigation and interviewed both parents. The baby's 24-year-old mother took her son to hospital on Thursday. She had noticed bruising on his left cheek two days earlier and brought him to A& E when his condition deteriorated. Doctors suspected the injuries were not accidental and alerted the HSE HSE House HSE Health and Safety Executive HSE Helsinki School of Economics HSE Hamilton Southeastern (High School) HSE Health, Safety & Environment HSE Higher School of Economics (Moscow, Russia) and Garda. The child's father has denied assaulting his son and said he has no knowledge of how his baby received the injuries. Shaken baby syndrome happens when children are violently shaken. This results in swelling of the brain and internal bleeding which often leads to severe permanent brain damage.. |
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