Inflicted Traumatic Brain Injury (Shaken Baby Syndrome)

What is ITBI?

Policy Paper on Inflicted Traumatic Brain Injury

“The Triad” of Injuries in ITBI

Is Inflicted Traumatic Brain Injury the same as Shaken Baby Syndrome?

Is ITBI Common?

Incidence of Inflicted Traumatic Brain Injury

“…clinicians referred to ITBI hospitalisations as simply the tip of the iceberg…Australian child protection agency data and parent survey evidence indicating that for every child hospitalised with ITBI as many as 150 others experience abusive head trauma from their caregivers.”Nick Rushworth, Executive Officer, Brain Injury Australia

What are the Effects of ITBI?

“…the short-term outcome in infants with [ITBI] is poor and the associated mortality ranges from 11% to 36%; in surviving children, long-term morbidity is usual and ranges from mild learning difficulties to severe physical and cognitive impairment.”

What Treatments are There for ITBI?

“Brain Injury Australia also advocates a nationally consistent program of parent education, inclusive of information about child abuse and neglect, combined with secondary interventions targeting families “at risk” of child abuse. The costs of such programs are negligible when compared to the lifetime costs of a severe ITBI – more than $5 million – for just one child.”Nick Rushworth, Executive Officer, Brain Injury Australia

Learn more…

• Read a personal Story: “Children are highly vulnerable to brain injury…”
• Visit the Friends of Brain Injured Children ACT Inc (Australia)
• Visit the National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome (USA)
• Visit Blueknot (Australia)