Unintentional Injuries
Discuss 3 actions of caregivers that may lead to unintentional injury among children. What are these unintentional injuries?
Three examples of actions of caregivers that may lead to unintentional injury among children are:
- The use of infant walkers to promote independent walking in infants. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, reported injuries are overwhelmingly caused by falls, either from the walker or with the infant remaining in the walker. Stairs are implicated in 75% to 96% of cases and in almost all of the severe injuries. A small number of pinch injuries to fingers and toes occur. Burns account for 2% to 5% of walker-related injuries. Walkers also have been commonly associated with poisonings of infants under 1 year of age. These burns and poisonings are attributable to the increased access to these hazards afforded by an infant's increased mobility in a walker. Although submersion is not a commonly reported mechanism of nonfatal injury, 4 of the 11 deaths reported between 1989 and 1993 were from drowning (in a pool or toilet), 4 were from suffocation (compression of the neck against the feeding tray), and 3 were from falls (AAP, 2001).
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The reason for the poor practice could probably be related to socio-economic or cultural reasons. Personally, I believe that cultural reasons have a significant impact on this topic. I can say that based on my experience. I have three daughters and I was blessed for having my mother helping me around when they were born. I am glad that she was open to learn with me different ways of taking care of infants and accept the fact that studies show how contemporary practices can benefit the health and safety of infants. For many families, it is hard to change some practices and beliefs, and it can happen for many reasons, including socio-economic and cultural like cited by the
Three examples of actions of caregivers that may lead to unintentional injury among children are:
- The use of infant walkers to promote independent walking in infants. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, reported injuries are overwhelmingly caused by falls, either from the walker or with the infant remaining in the walker. Stairs are implicated in 75% to 96% of cases and in almost all of the severe injuries. A small number of pinch injuries to fingers and toes occur. Burns account for 2% to 5% of walker-related injuries. Walkers also have been commonly associated with poisonings of infants under 1 year of age. These burns and poisonings are attributable to the increased access to these hazards afforded by an infant's increased mobility in a walker. Although submersion is not a commonly reported mechanism of nonfatal injury, 4 of the 11 deaths reported between 1989 and 1993 were from drowning (in a pool or toilet), 4 were from suffocation (compression of the neck against the feeding tray), and 3 were from falls (AAP, 2001).
- Infants riding on …show more content…
The reason for the poor practice could probably be related to socio-economic or cultural reasons. Personally, I believe that cultural reasons have a significant impact on this topic. I can say that based on my experience. I have three daughters and I was blessed for having my mother helping me around when they were born. I am glad that she was open to learn with me different ways of taking care of infants and accept the fact that studies show how contemporary practices can benefit the health and safety of infants. For many families, it is hard to change some practices and beliefs, and it can happen for many reasons, including socio-economic and cultural like cited by the