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Emergency treatment for a child who has been shaken usually includes life-sustaining measures such as respiratory support and surgery to stop internal bleeding and bleeding in the brain. Diagnostic brain scans, such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computerized tomography (CT), may be needed to make a more definite diagnosis (NINDS, 2010).
As with all patients, a severely injured child must be stabilized before further evaluation is undertaken. This initial evaluation may encompass a trauma response team and pediatric specialists in surgery, emergency medicine, and critical care. Careful documentation may not be possible initially and must always be secondary to resuscitation and stabilization of the patient (Kellogg, et al., 2007).
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