Traffic accidents in childhood: prevention from the nurse's perspective

[Education in the prevention of traffic accidents].

Storytelling, a new approach in empowering mothers in the prevention of childhood accidents

Background and Aim: Children due to specific physiological and behavioral characteristics, more than others are at risk of accidents and need care by an adult; therefore, the present study aims to investigate the effect of education in two methods, storytelling and self-learning have been done on the ability of mothers to prevent children's accidents. Materials and Methods: The present researc...

Childhood accidents: epidemiology, trends, and prevention.

Accidents are the most common cause of death in children over one year of age. Prevention remains a high priority. We have reviewed the current epidemiology of childhood accidents and their prevention, and made recommendations for the future. In 1992, 559 children died in United Kingdom as a result of an accidents--240 from road traffic accidents and 100 from burns and scalds. Every year 50 chi...

[Childhood accidents: comparison of televised prevention campaigns].

The Prevention of Accidents in Childhood in Sweden*

The problem of accidents in childhood has aroused considerable interest in Sweden during the last few years. The impressive figures on accidental deaths in childhood provided by mortality statistics brought about, in 1954, the constitution of a Joint Committee for the Prevention of Childhood Accidents, including representatives of a number of interested organizations (the Red Cross, Save the Ch...