Shaken Baby Syndrome Stats
On October - 14 - 2010
Shaken Baby Syndrome Statistics
- One shaken baby in four dies.
Some studies estimate that 15% of children’s deaths are due to battering or shaking, and an additional 15% are possible cases of shaking. - Of the 37 children that died in Florida in 1995-96 13 died from a combination of Shaken Baby Syndrome/ Head Trauma.
- Of the thousands that survive death, serious injury usually occurs.
“SBS” victims range in age from a few days to a few months old; the average is six months. - More than 60% of the victims of Shaken Baby Syndrome are male.
- Almost 80% of the perpetrators of Shaken Baby Syndrome are male
These Shaken Baby Syndrome Statistics are scarry, at best. Please help us spread the word about Shaken Baby Syndrome.
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---------------------------------------------By the time you finish reading this, 15 children will have been abused; In the next five minutes, 30 more; Within the next hour, 360 more; And by tonight, close to 8,000+ children will have suffered from abuse, 5 of which will die. Child abuse has increased 134% since 1980 and is now considered a worldwide epidemic. The high jump in child abuse deaths and the shocking increase in statistics highlights the frightening lack of public knowledge.
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