title: Neurotrauma in infants. Shaken impact syndrome (inflicted head injury).
abstract: In summary, inflicted cerebral trauma is a devastating but ultimately preventable brain injury caused by unique physiologic mechanisms that result in a distinctive pattern of injury. Nurses in a variety of settings, from the clinic and emergency room to the pediatric intensive care unit, play a major role in the identification, documentation, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of ICT. The nurse's unique training also promotes prevention education and nonjudgmental support of the family.
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospital at Mission, Mission Viejo, California, USA.
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Wallis
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Goodman
mesh_terms: D001497:Battered Child Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D002654:Child Care; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000379:methods; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014911:Whiplash Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy