pediatric injuries Flashcards
leading cause of death in kids over 1 year old
unintentional injuries
injury prevention model (2)
- injuries come from energy transfer from agent source to host
- prevention= modifying potential transfer or decrease severity
program that offers counseling about common hazards for kids from birth- 12 yo
give them something to take home
TIPP (the injury prevention program)
3 ways to prevent burns in infants
hot water temp under 120 F
dont heat formula in microwave
no hot drinks
general infant prevention categories (8)
- sleep supine
- choking
- driving safety
- drowing
- burns
- poison/drugs
- falls
- knowing CPR
general pre-school prevention categories (6)
- drowning
- traffic
- burns
- falls
- poison
- firearms
general school-aged prevention categories (4)
- traffic– helmets, boosters, no ATV
- water– swim lessons, PFD for boats
- sports– conditioning, etc
- firearms
general adolescent prevention categories (5)
- driving
- poison– meds, liquor
- water
- sports
- firearms
3 common things in all the age groups
- drowning
- driving
- drugs
biggest cause of unintentional deaths in kids since 2018
gun violence
2nd biggest cause of unintentional deaths in kids
MVA
which groups wear helmets vs which ones dont
- 25% of 5-14yo do
- almost no adolescents do
2nd most common cause of fatality kids under 14
drowning
5th cause of pediatric death
burn injuries
70% of fatalities from playground injuries occurred where
at home playgrounds
bc less supervision
