At an elevation of 5,506 feet (1,678 meters) above sea level, Beech Mountain is the highest incorporated community east of the Mississippi River. Boone, the county's largest city and county seat, has the highest elevation (3,333 feet) of any city over 10,000 population in the Eastern United States.
battered child syndrome. Battered child syndrome refers to injuries sustained by a child as a result of physical abuse, usually inflicted by an adult caregiver. Alternative terms include: shaken baby; shaken baby syndrome; child abuse; and non-accidental trauma (NAT).
Inï¬icted head injury, commonly called shaken baby syndrome, is a preventable form of traumatic brain injury resulting from assault that occurs typically, but not exclusively, in infants and young children less than 3 years of age. These injuries are the result of actions of parents or other caregivers.