Parents child safety behaviour on the prevention of unintentional injuries

Prevention of unintentional childhood injuries.

Injuries are the leading cause of death in children and teenagers in the United States. The leading causes of unintentional injury vary by age and include drowning, poisoning, suffocation, fires, burns, falls, and motor vehicle, bicycle, and pedestrian-related crashes. Most injuries are preventable by modifying the child's environment (e.g., use of stair gates) and having parents engage in safe...

Prevention of Unintentional Injuries Among Seniors

The role of proximal circumstances and child behaviour in toddlers' risk for minor unintentional injuries.

BACKGROUND Much of the research on child injury risk has focused on trait-like factors (eg, hyperactivity, child gender) that influence injury risk rather than state-like factors (eg, environmental circumstances, child behaviour). Additional research is needed to better identify the proximal risk factors for children's risk for unintentional injury. OBJECTIVES The present study examined the a...

CHILD SAFETY Prevention of injuries to children and adolescents

Objective: To outline an approach and agenda for research to prevent injuries to children and adolescents. Methods: Injuries to children and adolescents 18 years and younger in low, middle, and high income countries were investigated. Results: A new paradigm for considering injury control research is presented. Research studies are suggested for the areas of etiologic research, intervention res...

Parenting interventions for the prevention of unintentional injuries in childhood.

BACKGROUND Parent education and training programmes can improve maternal psychosocial health, child behavioural problems and parenting practices. This review assesses the effects of parenting interventions for reducing child injury. OBJECTIVES To assess the effects of parenting interventions for preventing unintentional injury as well as increasing possession and use of safety equipment and p...