Preventative
StrategiesPreventative
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| Put the infant in a safe place and leave the room for a few minutes. | |
| Try running the vacuum cleaner to drown out crying. This may calm some infants. | |
| Call the doctor. | |
| Take a deep breath and count to 10. | |
| Take time out from the baby. | |
| Call someone for support. | |
| Play soft music to calm your infant. | |
| Hold the infant close to your chest and walk around or rock. | |
| Take your baby to a window or outside if it is acceptable weather. |
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combined from the following references:
American
Academy of Pediatrics (2000). Prevent shaken baby syndrome.
http://www.aap.
Palmer, S. Shaken baby syndrome. http://thearc.org/faqs/Shaken.html (19 Apr. 2000). |
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