Awtrey, Paige

Elderkin, Jessica

Farah, Hajirah

Kato, Dylan

Salloum, Michael

Visser, Jack

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Wayne State University Patient Education Projects Patient Education 4-1-2023 Debunking Medical Myths: Do Newborns Need The Vitamin K Shot? Michael Salloum Wayne State University School of Medicine, gh2802@wayne.edu Dylan Kato Wayne State University School of Medicine, gm5881@wayne.edu Jack Visser Wayne State University School of Medicine, hk8007@wayne.edu Paige Awtrey Wayne State University School of Medicine, hl7458@wayne.edu Hajirah Farah Wayne State University School of Medicine, hl9222@wayne.edu See next page for additional authors Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/pat_edu_proj  Part of the Curriculum and Instruction Commons, Medical Education Commons, and the Public Health Commons Recommended Citation Salloum, Michael; Kato, Dylan; Visser, Jack; Awtrey, Paige; Farah, Hajirah; and Elderkin, Jessica, "Debunking Medical Myths: Do Newborns Need The Vitamin K Shot?" (2023). Patient Education Projects. 607. https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/pat_edu_proj/607 This Infographic is brought to you for free and open access by the Patient Education at DigitalCommons@WayneState. It has been accepted for inclusion in Patient Education Projects by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@WayneState. Authors Michael Salloum, Dylan Kato, Jack Visser, Paige Awtrey, Hajirah Farah, and Jessica Elderkin This infographic is available at DigitalCommons@WayneState: https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/pat_edu_proj/607 What is the vitamin K Shot?The vitamin K shot helps bloodcoagulate in infants after birthMyth FactVitamin K shots increase mychild's likelihood of developingleukemiaThere is no association betweenexposure to Vitamin Kadministration as an infant andthe subsequent development ofleukemiaMyth FactThe incidence of childhoodcancer has increased since theapproval of the Vitamin K shot in1961There was no increase inchildhood cancer from 1948 to1990, indicating no associationbetween vitamin K and cancerDo Newborns need thevitamin k shot?Can I wait to give my child theVitamin K shot?No, it is recommended the vitamin Kshot be administered within the first6 hours of lifeCan infants get vitamin Knaturally?No, Newborn babies have lowvitamin K levels at birth and breastmilk is also deficient in vitamin KWhy is blood coagulationimportant?Infants are at increased risk tobleed into their gut and brain dueto vitamin K deficiency bleeding(VKDB)1/5 2/5 Vitamin Kdeficiencybleedingmortality ratewith VKDB sufferlong termneurologicaldamage1/60infants withoutthe vitamin Kshot  experienceVKDB Vitamin K Deficiency Bleeding FactsVitamin K Deficiency Bleeding MythsAnsell P, Bull D, Roman E. Childhood leukemia and intramuscular vitamin K: findings from a case-control study. BMJ. 1996 Jul 27;313(7051):204-5. doi: 10.1136/bmj.313.7051.204. PMID: 8696197; PMCID:PMC2351604Ayyan, Muhammad, et al. “Vitamin K Shot in Newborn Babies: An Unprecedented Sequelae.” Annals of Medicine and Surgery (2012), U.S. National Library of Medicine, 4 June 2022,https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9184874/.1.2.   3. Brousson MA, Klein MC. Controversies surrounding the administration of vitamin K to newborns: a review. CMAJ. 1996;154(3):307-315   4. Eukland, Finnström, et al. “Administration of vitamin K to newborn infants and childhood cancer.” The British Medical Journal. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1693492/.  Myth OriginsA 1992 study by Golding et al. reported that infants who received the vitamin K shot were 3x more likely to develop childhood leukemia No studies to date have been able to replicate these findings 

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