Mother's Preventive measures for Children Home Accidents

Hend Mohammed Elsayed Afefey;

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ccidentalinjuriestoinfantsandyoungchildrenareoftenserious, butarelargelypreventablewithappropriateinformationandsafepractices.Youngchildrenareparticularlyvulnerabletoaccidentsduetotheirinnatedesiretoexploretheirworldandtheinabilitytoperceivethedangersoftheiractions.Aschildrenlearnthroughexperience, minorinjuriesareinevitablebutprovidingasafeenvironmentcanreducetherisks, coupledwithclosesupervisionandsettingthelimitsofsafety.Parentsshouldrememberthattheyneedtomaintainaconstantbalancebetweenoverprotectingthechildononehandandgivinghimfreedominhisprocessoflearningthehazardsofhisenvironment(Halperinetal., 2008).
Allchildrenareatriskforinjurybecauseoftheirnormalcuriosity, impulsivenessanddesiretomasternewskillsandchildrenimitateadultbehaviorfromanearlyage(Ashwill&Droske, 2010).
Toddlersarequiteactive, curiousandfearlessexplorersintheirownright.Attheirtenderage, theylearntousechairsandclimbuptoreachthingsthatarekeptsupposedlyoutoftheirreach.Thehighlyactivetoddlerswouldstrivetoopenthebolteddoors, drawersandclosets.Intheprocess, theymightcomeacrossthingsthatseemtoattractthem, butarehazardousfortheirhealth(Halperinetal., 2008).
AccordingtothechildaccidentpreventionfoundationofAustraliaprivatehomestopthelistofplaceswherechildrenarelikelytoexperienceinjuries.Infactforchildrenundertheageoffive, homeinjuriesaccountforhalfofunintentionaldeathsthreeoutoffournonfatalinjuries.Becausechildren’sairwaysaresosmallchildrencaneasilychokeonfoodorothersmallobjectstheyareinclinedtoputintotheirmouthscommonobjectsfoundaroundthehousesuchasplasticshoppingbagsandothersafematerialsalsoposeadangerburnsandscaldsareformoreseriousinchildrenthaninadultsbecauseachild’ssensitiveskinburnsmoreeasilythananadults(Polit&Hungler, 2005).


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Title Mother's Preventive measures for Children Home Accidents
Other Titles إجراءات الأمهات الوقائية للحوادث المنزلية للأطفال
Authors Hend Mohammed Elsayed Afefey
Issue Date 2015

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