Injury Prevention in Childhood: Analysis of a Public Health Problem

• Autor(a) principal: Santos, Anne Caroline Arcanjo
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Silveira, Bárbara Soany Lima, Tavares, Larissa Rebeca da Silva, Santos, Magna Calazans dos, Santos, Mattheus Anthonny Machado dos, Lopes, Izailza Matos Dantas
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Research, Society and Development
• Texto Completo: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/32171
• topic: Prevenção de acidentes; Crianças; Infância.; Injury prevention; Children; Childhood.; Prevención de acidentes; Niños; Infancia.

Objective: This article aims to discuss the injury prevention in childhood. Methods: Information was collected from scientific articles published in the last decade, searched in the SciELO database, in addition to updated documents and publications. Results: Safety is characterized as a child's right. Despite this, it’s constantly violated. Injuries in the pediatric age group are configured as a public health problem because they’re the main cause of child morbidity and mortality and have repercussions in kids, their family and in the society. As injuries are a predictable and preventable condition, it’s essential to discuss the associated risk factors and exemplify preventive measures to reduce the incidence of these injuries. Conclusion: It’s perceived that the injury prevention in childhood should encompass a set of strategies, covering the three levels of coverage - primary, secondary and tertiary -, in an active and passive way, and involving early education of caregivers, supervision and legislation relevant to the social context, having more effect to ensure increasingly safer places for children.