Todd Russell Platts: “This bill expresses the sense that Congress strongly supports shaken baby syndrome prevention and urges all Americans to…”

“This bill expresses the sense that Congress strongly supports shaken baby syndrome prevention and urges all Americans to educate themselves about shaken baby syndrome and the techniques to prevent it. This cause was presented to me by one of my constituents, Joyce Edson. Joyce's son, James, was shaken by his licensed child care provider between March and April of 1998. As a result, James was sent to the emergency room with a skull fracture, subdural hematoma, bilateral retinal hemorrhages and a broken right femur. All of this and he was only 5 months old. While James survived this tragic period, he unfortunately has experienced periodic seizures up to 1 year after the abuse.”