1. Shaken Baby Syndrome Key Points Quiz

2. What do you know? T F 1. Babies heads and bodies are the same proportion as adults. T F 2. Babies cry an average of 30 minutes each day. T F 3. More serious injuries are caused by shaking a baby than if the baby fell from a distance of 10 feet. T F 4. Shaking a baby once can cause death. T F 5. The medical costs for a baby that is shaken can be thousands of dollars. T F 6. If you have tried everything and the baby is still crying, it is OK to leave the baby in the crib for a few minutes.

3. Quiz Key T F 1. Babies heads and bodies are the same proportion as adults. FALSE Babies heads are larger and make up 10% of the total body weight compared to 2% for adults Excerpted from Coping with Crying - SBSUtah State Office of Education Used with permission

4. Quiz Key T F 2. Babies cry an average of 30 minutes each day. FALSE Babies cry an average of 2 – 3 hours each day.

5. Quiz Key T F 3. More serious injuries are caused by shaking a baby than if the baby fell from a distance of 10 feet. TRUE Shaken baby syndrome is unlikely to occur from accidents like falling off chairs or down stairs.

6. Quiz Key T F 4. Shaking a baby once can cause death. TRUE Shaken baby syndrome can occur from as little as 5 seconds of shaking.

7. Quiz Key T F 5. The medical costs for a baby that is shaken can be thousands of dollars. FALSE The medical costs can be millions of dollars.

8. Quiz Key T F 6. If you have tried everything and the baby is still crying, it is OK to leave the baby in the crib for a few minutes. TRUE It is more important to stay calm than to stop the crying. It’s OK to ask for help. Babies cry. Have a plan.