Age: 0.48
Sex: M
Vaccine: DPP, HIBV, MMR
Symptoms: Difficulty in walking, Fracture, Gastrointestinal disorder, Injury, Mental retardation severity unspecified
Clinical narrative: Took my son into the ER on July 2, 1996 which was a Tuesday. He had his 06 vaccinations the Friday before and was also prescribed Chlor-Trimethon for allergies. That Tuesday after I got home from work, during this time I was in the military. I noticed he looked asleep but wasn't really sleeping and he wasn't drinking his milk. He just didn't seem to be his normal self. I took him to ER. They initally thought he had meningitis took his spinal fluid, that came back negative. Looking at him you saw no marks no bruises nothing on him to indicate he was abused. They did an Xray and found he had a subdural hematoma with no fractures. He was transferred to a hospital that same evening. Ran some more test. The next morning the doctors came in and told me had shaken baby syndrome, because of something going on in his eyes. So from this point on this became an abuse case and I was the suspect. They removed him from my custody the same day. On Thursday they removed the subdural hematoma. A week later when they removed the bandage there was a deep gash on his forehead. There explanation it was a bandage burn. It wasn't until after he was transfered to another medical facility before a medical professional admitted to me that was a depressed skull fracture. Pretty much from birth the pt always had alot of mucus build up in his throat this was why they put him on the chlor-trimethon the day he got his vaccines because nothing seemed to clear it up in the past. While he was in the hopspital they said he had Severe Bronchiolitis and that it had should have been detected sooner at hospital. So he needed to be trached as a result. He wasnt eating he eventually needed a G Tube and the also put a Jejunosty in his stomach. And I never got a clear explanation as to why. At this time I had no rights over my child. I was going through court martial procedings. I being accused of abusing my child that I have no clue as to what has happened to him to cause him to be in the hospital. During this entire time it was obvious the hospital felt they were at fault due to medication. At the ER the doctor that saw him had a fit over the Allergy med, said he shouldnt have been on it. But then MCG turns it in to an abuse case  with the SBS and then they fracture his skull. Two weeks after he was in the hospital came up with some story it looked like he might have been strangled. Then thats when they notify us about the Bronchoiltis. Alot of blame was going back in forth with the hospitals but I was their scapegoat, a single parent in the military. To account for their error they say that in order for the pt to recieve the injuries that he had he would have had to been thrown in a wall several times. Mind you he had no bumps bruises marks or broken bones when I took him to the emergency room. I feel like if these doctors had of just fessed up to there error the problems that my son and I face today wouldnt be or realtity. The clearly made matters worse to turn the tables on me to clear their own butts. My child was in the hospital sick he ened up with a foster family I was on trial for something I did not do. At the end of our ordeal they just say here's your baby back. No training no nothing. but they tried to convince me for the last nine months that it was my fault my child ended up in this condition. Then just gave him back, like he was a toy. He was also paralzed on the right side for a few months now he has seizures he is mentally retarded hyperactivity no speech he can walk I've been told he has alot of autistic traits. I've seen shaken babies and my son is definitely not one. During this time my trial lawyer went to a conference and came back and said this was no Shaken baby case.