Nick Rushworth speaks on inflicted traumatic brain injury in children

Friday, 23 July 2010 09:39

Inflicted traumatic brain injury (ITBI) - also called abusive head trauma, sometimes "shaken baby syndrome" - is the leading cause of death and disability in children who have been abused. Infants are at the greatest risk. Over the last 5 years more than 70 children have been hospitalised with ITBI in New South Wales alone. Nick Rushworth, the Executive Officer of Brain Injury Australia, talks to Vision Australia radio...  

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