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).
The Crown Prosecution Service for England and Wales recommended in 2011 that the term shaken baby syndrome be avoided and the term Non Accidental Head Injury, NAHI, be used instead. In 2009, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended the use of the term Abusive Head Trauma to replace SBS.stimated death rates (mortality) among infants with SBS range from 15% to 38%; the median is 20%â25%. Up to half of deaths related to child abuse are reportedly due to shaken baby syndrome.