Roughly shaking a baby can cause brain damage or death. The Exchange Club of Murphy has teamed up with the City of Murphy to promote the month of September as Baby Safety Month, and to educate the public about the dangers of Shaken Baby Syndrome.

As a part of a national effort the Exchange Club of Murphy, Texas will be distributing literature throughout the community, educating parents, daycare providers, baby-sitters, business professionals, community health organizations and others to the horrific facts of Shaken Baby Syndrome.

Shaken Baby Syndrome occurs when a young child’s head is snapped back and forth during violent shaking. It occurs most frequently in infants younger than six months, yet can occur up to the age of three. Because a child’s head and neck muscles are weak and still developing, shaking a baby for only a few seconds can injure the baby for life. These injuries can include brain swelling and damage, blindness, cerebral palsy, mental retardation, hearing loss, paralysis and death.

Exchange, America’s Premier Service Club, working to make our communities better places to live. Join us as the city leaders join in our child abuse prevention effort with by signing a proclamation.  For more information, please see www.exchangeclubofmurphytexas.org and attend our speaker luncheons on the second and fourth Mondays of each month at noon at Country Burger in Murphy (104 N. Murphy Road, St. 210, Murphy, Texas).  Everyone is invited to join us on 9/9/14 when Heidi Saylor, the Clinic Care Manager of the Exchange Club-sponsored Family Compass Child Abuse Prevention Center, will share more on shaken baby syndrome and how to prevent child abuse.