Full Text of HR0228 95th General Assembly
HR0228 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Shaken baby syndrome is a type of inflicted | 3 |
| traumatic brain injury that occurs when a baby is violently | 4 |
| shaken; and
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| WHEREAS, Shaken baby syndrome causes the brain to bruise, | 6 |
| swell, or even bleed, which can ultimately lead to permanent, | 7 |
| severe brain damage or death; and
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| WHEREAS, The majority of shaken baby syndrome cases are | 9 |
| caused by a parent or a regular caregiver of the child who | 10 |
| shakes the baby out of frustration or stress due to | 11 |
| uncontrollable crying in children, usually between the ages of | 12 |
| 3 and 8 months; and
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| WHEREAS, Approximately 20% of cases are fatal in the first | 14 |
| few days after injury, and the majority of the survivors of | 15 |
| shaken baby syndrome are left with handicaps ranging from mild | 16 |
| learning disorders and behavioral changes to moderate and | 17 |
| severe disorders, including profound mental and developmental | 18 |
| retardation, paralysis, blindness, or even leaving the baby in | 19 |
| a permanent vegetative state; and
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| WHEREAS, While some symptoms of shaken baby syndrome are | 21 |
| immediately apparent, more long-term damage may not be apparent |
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| until the child reaches school age; and
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| WHEREAS, Although it is difficult to track the incidence of | 3 |
| shaken baby syndrome, the leading cause of death among child | 4 |
| abuse victims is due to head trauma injuries; and | 5 |
| WHEREAS, According to a North Carolina research project | 6 |
| published in the Journal of the American Medical Association in | 7 |
| 2003, approximately 30 per 100,000 children under the age of | 8 |
| one suffered inflicted brain injuries; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 10 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 11 |
| urge the State Board of Education to develop a curriculum for | 12 |
| implementing shaken baby syndrome prevention and awareness | 13 |
| programs for junior high and high school students; and be it | 14 |
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| RESOLVED, That we urge the program to incorporate resources | 16 |
| already provided by national organizations that promote | 17 |
| awareness, such as the National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome, | 18 |
| to educate students about the medical aspects of shaking | 19 |
| injuries, how to cope with the stress of caring for an infant, | 20 |
| and how to prevent shaken baby syndrome.
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