Frequency of Accidents/Injuries Requiring First Aid Practice and Related Risk Factors Among Parents of Children Aged 0-6 Years

Authors : Semra Söngüt, Naime Altay

Pages : 69-86

Doi:10.69487/hemarge.1571416

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Publication Date : 2025-04-21

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Aim: The aim of this study is to determine the frequency of encountering accidents/injuries requiring first aid among parents of children aged 0-6 and the associated factors.. Method: The sample of this descriptive study consisted of 336 parents of children aged 0-6. The research data were collected through an online method (Google Forms) using the \\\"Introductory Information Form\\\" and a forms including the cases of accidents/injuries requiring first aid intervention in children. \\\"p\\\" value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: It was found that 60.0% of the parents reported an accident/injury requiring first aid in their children. The top three types of accidents/injuries were identified as bumps and scrapes (80.1%), falls (43.7%) and insect/animal bites (34.8%). In the study, there was a statistically significant relationship between the age of the parent (p=<.001), the age of the child (p=.002), the educational level of the parent (p=.010), the family type (p=.027), the total number of people living at home (p=<.001) and the total number of children in the family (p=.001) and the incidence of accidents/injuries in children. Conclusion: It was observed that more than half of the parents reported accidents/injuries in their children and that there was a relationship between parental age and education level, family type, total number of people in the household, total number of children in the family and child age and accidents/injuries in children. It is recommended that nurses identify families at risk, organize accident prevention and first aid trainings to the target group at regular intervals, and add first aid courses to the curriculum of schools
Keywords : 0-6 yaş çocuk, kaza/yaralanma, ilkyardım