Universidade Federal do Piauí, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Teresina, PI, Brazil.
Rev Esc Enferm USP. 2024 Oct 21;58:e20240192. doi: 10.1590/1980-220X-REEUSP-2024-0192en. eCollection 2024.
To describe the occurrence of domestic accidents due to children's falls.
This is a descriptive, cross-sectional study carried out with 181 parents and/or other caregivers of children aged between 2 and 5 years. Data were collected in March and April 2024, through a questionnaire containing 23 items, which were subjected to descriptive analysis.
The sample was composed mostly of mothers (93.9%), with a predominance of female children (52.2%), and 86.2% of infants suffered some type of fall at home. Falls from bed (56.4%), hitting the head/face (52.6%), mainly causing cuts/lacerations (16%), were predominant.
The results show that it is essential to raise awareness among families about the imminent responsibility of protecting children from domestic accidents, protecting them from injuries that can be avoided through changes in behavior and adopting a proactive stance by intervening in anticipation of risk factors.
描述儿童跌倒引起的家庭事故发生情况。
这是一项描述性、横断面研究，共纳入 181 名 2 至 5 岁儿童的家长和/或其他照顾者。数据于 2024 年 3 月至 4 月收集，使用包含 23 个项目的问卷进行，采用描述性分析。
该样本主要由母亲（93.9%）组成，女孩居多（52.2%），86.2%的婴儿在家中发生过某种类型的跌倒。主要的跌倒类型为从床上跌落（56.4%）、头部/面部撞击（52.6%），主要导致的损伤为割伤/撕裂伤（16%）。
结果表明，提高家庭对保护儿童免受家庭事故伤害的意识至关重要，避免可预防的伤害需要通过改变行为、积极主动地干预潜在风险因素来实现。
