Abstract

RAMOS, Ana Lúcia Caeiro  and  NUNES, Lucília Rosa Mateus. The child in a domestic/family environment: consensus on risk factors for unintentional injuries. Rev. Enf. Ref. [online]. 2014, vol.serIV, n.1, pp.45-54. ISSN 0874-0283.  https://doi.org/10.12707/RIII11299.

Childhood unintentional injuries have been considered as a study area which needs to be further developed, as it is one of the leading causes of death worldwide and, even when nonfatal, may have countless consequences for the children, their families and the community. This paper aims to identify the factors which influence the risk of unintentional injury in children up to four years living in a domestic/family environment. To this end, the Delphi technique was used to gather a panel of 15 to 23 multidisciplinary experts, and consensus was achieved after three rounds. Based on literature review and on the use of the abovementioned methodology, we concluded that injuries are multifactorial and that these factors are interactive and can be organized in four dimensions: child, primary caregiver/family, risk behaviours, and environment.

Keywords : accident prevention; home accidents; child; unintentional injury.

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