I-Shaken Baby Syndrome

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• Ziyini Izimpawu Ze-Shaken Baby Syndrome?
• Yini Ebangela Ukushabalala Kwesifo Sengane?
• Ixilongwa Kanjani I-Shaken Baby Syndrome?
• Uphathwa Kanjani Shaken Baby Syndrome?
• Umbono Wezingane ezine-Shaken Baby Syndrome
• Kungavinjelwa Kanjani I-Shaken Baby Syndrome?

Iyini i-Shaken Baby Syndrome?

I-Shaken baby syndrome ukulimala okungathi sína kobuchopho okubangelwa ukunyakazisa ingane ngamandla nangendluzula. Amanye amagama alesi simo afaka ukuhlukumezeka kwekhanda okuhlukumezayo, i-shaken impact syndrome, ne-whiplash shake syndrome. I-Shaken baby syndrome iyindlela yokuhlukumeza izingane edala ukulimala kanzima kobuchopho. Kungaba khona kusukela ekuzanyazanyisweni okungatheni imizuzwana emihlanu.

Izingane zinobuchopho obuthambile nemisipha yentamo ebuthakathaka. Futhi banemithambo yegazi entekenteke. Ukunyakazisa ingane noma ingane encane kungadala ukuthi ubuchopho babo buhlasele ngaphakathi ngaphakathi kogebhezi. Lo mthelela ungadala ukulinyazwa ebuchosheni, ukopha ebuchosheni, nokuvuvukala kobuchopho. Okunye ukulimala kungabandakanya amathambo aphukile kanye nokulimala kwamehlo engane, umgogodla nentamo.

I-Shaken baby syndrome ivame kakhulu ezinganeni ezineminyaka engaphansi kwengu-2, kodwa ingathinta izingane ezineminyaka engaphansi kwengu-5. Izimo eziningi ze-baby shaken syndrome zenzeka ezinganeni ezinamasonto ayisithupha kuya kwayisishiyagalombili ubudala, okuyilapho izingane zivame ukukhala kakhulu.

Ukuxhumana okudlala nengane, njengokubhampisa ingane ethangeni noma ukuphonsa ingane phezulu emoyeni, ngeke kubangele ukulimala okuhambisana ne-shaken baby syndrome. Esikhundleni salokho, lokhu kulimala kuvame ukwenzeka lapho othile enyakazisa ingane ngenxa yokukhungatheka noma intukuthelo.

Kumele angikaze nyakazisa ingane ngaphansi kwanoma yiziphi izimo. Ukuhlukumeza ingane kuyindlela yokuhlukumeza engathi sína futhi ngamabomu. Shayela u-911 khona manjalo uma ukholwa ukuthi ingane yakho noma enye ingane isisulu se-shaken baby syndrome. Lesi yisimo esisongela impilo esidinga ukwelashwa ngokushesha.

Ziyini Izimpawu Ze-Shaken Baby Syndrome?

Izimpawu ze-shaken baby syndrome zingafaka:

• kunzima ukuhlala uphapheme
• ukuthuthumela komzimba
• inkinga yokuphefumula
• ukungadli kahle
• ukuhlanza
• isikhumba esikhanyayo
• isithuthwane
• ikhoma
• ukukhubazeka

Shayela u-911 noma uthathe ingane yakho uyise egumbini lezimo eziphuthumayo eliseduze ngokushesha uma bebhekene nezimpawu zesifo sengane esinyakazisiwe. Lolu hlobo lokulimala lusongela impilo futhi lungaholela ekulimaleni unomphela kobuchopho.

Yini Ebangela Ukushabalala Kwesifo Sengane?

I-Shaken baby syndrome yenzeka lapho othile enyakazisa usana noma usana ngonya. Abantu bangathintitha usana ngenxa yokukhungatheka noma intukuthelo, imvamisa ngoba ingane ingayeki ukukhala. Yize ukuqhaqhazela ekugcineni kwenza ingane iyeke ukukhala, imvamisa kungenxa yokuthi ukuzamazama kulimaze ubuchopho babo.

Izingane zinemisipha yentamo ebuthakathaka futhi kaningi zinobunzima bokuxhasa amakhanda azo. Lapho usana lunikina ngamandla, ikhanda lalo lihamba ngokungalawuleki. Ukunyakaza okunobudlova kuphonsa ngokuphindaphindiwe ubuchopho bengane engxenyeni yogebhezi, kubangele ukulimazeka, ukuvuvukala nokopha.

Ixilongwa Kanjani I-Shaken Baby Syndrome?

Ukuze enze ukuxilongwa, udokotela uzobheka izimo ezintathu ezivame ukukhombisa isifo se-baby shaken. Lezi izi:

• i-encephalopathy, noma ukuvuvukala kobuchopho
• ukopha okungaphansi komhlaba, noma ukopha ebuchosheni
• ukopha kwe-retina, noma ukopha engxenyeni yeso ebizwa nge-retina

Udokotela uzo-oda izivivinyo ezahlukahlukene ukubheka izimpawu zokulimala kobuchopho nokusiza ukuqinisekisa ukuxilongwa. Lezi zivivinyo zingafaka:

• I-MRI scan, esebenzisa ozibuthe abanamandla namagagasi omsakazo ukukhiqiza izithombe eziningiliziwe zobuchopho
• I-CT scan, edala izithombe ezicacile, ezihlukene zobuchopho
• i-X-ray yamathambo, eveza ukuqhekeka komgogodla, ubambo, nogebhezi
• ukuhlolwa kwamehlo, okuhlola ukulimala kwamehlo nokopha emehlweni

Ngaphambi kokuqinisekisa isifo se-baby shaken, udokotela uzo-oda ukuhlolwa kwegazi ukukhipha ezinye izimbangela ezingaba khona. Ezinye izimpawu ze-shaken baby syndrome ziyefana nezinye izimo. Lokhu kufaka ukuphazamiseka kokopha kanye nokuphazamiseka okuthile kofuzo, okufana ne-osteogenesis imperfecta. Ukuhlolwa kwegazi kuzonquma ukuthi esinye isimo sidala izimpawu zengane yakho noma cha.

Uphathwa Kanjani Shaken Baby Syndrome?

Shayela u-911 ngokushesha uma usola ukuthi ingane yakho isinyakazisile isifo sengane. Ezinye izingane zizoyeka ukuphefumula ngemuva kokunyakaziswa. Uma lokhu kwenzeka, i-CPR ingagcina ingane yakho iphefumula ngenkathi ulinde abasebenzi bezokwelapha ukuthi bafike.

I-American Red Cross incoma lezi zinyathelo ezilandelayo zokwenza i-CPR:

• Beka ngokucophelela ingane emhlane wabo. Uma usola ukulimala komgogodla, kungcono uma abantu ababili behambisa ingane ngobumnene ukuze ikhanda nentamo kungaphothi.
• Setha isikhundla sakho. Uma usana lwakho lungaphansi kweminyaka engu-1, faka iminwe emibili phakathi kwesifuba sesifuba. Uma ingane yakho ingaphezu kweminyaka engu-1, beka isandla esisodwa phakathi kwesifuba sesifuba. Beka esinye isandla sakho ebunzini lengane ukugcina ikhanda litshekile emuva. Ngokulimala komgogodla okusolwayo, donsela umhlathi phambili esikhundleni sokutshekisa ikhanda, futhi ungavumeli umlomo uvale.
• Yenza ukucindezela kwesifuba. Cindezela phansi kuthambo lwesifuba bese ucindezela cishe phakathi nendawo esifubeni. Nikeza izingcindezi zesifuba ezingama-30 ngaphandle kokuhlaba ikhefu ngenkathi ubala ngokuzwakalayo. Izingcindezi kufanele ziqine futhi zisheshe.
• Nikeza ukuphefumula kokutakula. Hlola ukuphefumula ngemuva kokucindezela. Uma kungekho phawu lokuphefumula, vala uvalwe umlomo nekhala lengane ngomlomo wakho. Qinisekisa ukuthi umgudu womoya uvulekile futhi unikeza ukuphefumula kabili. Ukuphefumula ngakunye kufanele kudlule cishe umzuzwana owodwa ukwenza isifuba sikhuphuke.
• Qhubeka CPR. Qhubeka nomjikelezo wokucindezelwa okungama-30 nokuphefumula okubili kokutakula kuze kufike usizo. Qiniseka ukuthi uqhubeka nokuhlola ukuphefumula.

Kwezinye izimo, ingane ingahlanza ngemuva kokunyakaziswa. Ukuvimbela ukuminyana, gingqa ingane ngobumnene ohlangothini lwabo. Qiniseka ukuthi ugoqa wonke umzimba wabo ngasikhathi sinye. Uma kukhona ukulimala komgogodla, le ndlela yokugoqa inciphisa ingozi yokulimala okuqhubekayo emgogodleni. Kubalulekile ukuthi ungayithathi ingane noma uyinikeze ingane ukudla noma amanzi.

Ayikho imithi yokwelapha i-shaken baby syndrome. Ezimweni ezimbi kakhulu, ukuhlinzwa kungadingeka ukwelapha ukopha ebuchosheni. Lokhu kungabandakanya ukubekwa kweshubhu, noma ithubhu elincanyana, ukukhulula ingcindezi noma ukukhipha igazi eliningi noketshezi. Ukuhlinzwa kwamehlo kungadingeka futhi ukukhipha noma yiliphi igazi ngaphambi kokuthi kuthinte unomphela umbono.

Umbono Wezingane ezine-Shaken Baby Syndrome

Ukulimala kobuchopho okungenakulungiseka kusuka ku-shaken baby syndrome kungenzeka ngemizuzwana nje. Izingane eziningi zibhekana nezinkinga, kufaka phakathi:

• ukulahleka kombono unomphela (okuyingxenye noma okuphelele)
• ukulahlekelwa ukuzwa
• ukuphazamiseka kokuquleka
• ukubambezeleka kwentuthuko
• ukukhubazeka ngokwengqondo
• i-cerebral palsy, ukuphazamiseka okuthinta ukuhlangana kwemisipha nokukhuluma

Kungavinjelwa Kanjani I-Shaken Baby Syndrome?

I-Shaken baby syndrome iyavikeleka. Ungakugwema ukulimaza ingane yakho ngokungayinyakazisi ngaphansi kwanoma yiziphi izimo. Kulula ukukhungatheka lapho ungakwazi ukwenza ingane yakho iyeke ukukhala. Kodwa-ke, ukukhala kuyinto ejwayelekile ezinganeni, futhi ukuqhaqhazela akuyona impendulo efanele.

Kubalulekile ukuthola izindlela zokuqeda ukucindezeleka lapho ingane yakho ikhala isikhathi eside. Ukushayela ilunga lomndeni noma umngani usizo kuzosiza lapho uzizwa wehluleka ukulawula amandla akho. Kukhona nezinhlelo ezisuselwa ezibhedlela ezingakufundisa ukuthi uphendule kanjani lapho izingane zikhala nokuthi ungabhekana kanjani nengcindezi yokuba ngumzali. Lezi zinhlelo zingakusiza futhi ukukhomba nokuvimbela ukulimala okuhambisana ne-shaken baby syndrome. Qiniseka ukuthi amalungu omndeni wakho nabanakekeli nabo bayazi ngobungozi be-baby shaken syndrome.

Uma usola ukuthi ingane iyisisulu sokuhlukunyezwa kwengane, ungayinaki inkinga. Shayela amaphoyisa endawo noma i-Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-4-A-CHILD.