Abstract
ABSTRACT Purpose: to check the effect of an educational intervention on the prevention of domestic child accidents, carried out by Speech Therapy trainees. Methods: an interventional research that uses primary research data. The action was done by two interns of Speech Therapy with 30 caregivers of children who attended a Family Health Unit. For the carrying out of the educational intervention, two pictures with images which represented objects and situations of risk of accidents were used. Two interview scripts were elaborated, which allowed to identify the caregivers’ personal data and their knowledge about the risks of child accidents in the domestic environment before and after carrying out of the educational intervention. Results: before the educational action, the caregivers identified 187 situations for child accidents, and after the intervention, 215 dangers were identified. Among the 30 caregivers who participated, 23 had significant changes in their answers and seven did not have any change in their knowledge. The main change was in relation to "Accidental poisoning-intoxication by exposure to harmful chemicals" and "The impact caused by an object thrown, projected or falling". Conclusion: the intervention promoted an increase in the participants’ correct reports, and it can be incorporated to the actions of accidents prevention carried out by the trainees and professionals of Speech Therapy who work in basic healthcare.
Highlights
The International Classification of Diseases (ICD 10) defines accidents and violence as the external causes of morbidity and mortality
The study was conducted in a Basic Health Unit with Family Health Strategy (UBSF), located in the urban zone of a municipality of the Midwest of São Paulo State, Brazil, with 237,130 inhabitants and a Municipal Human Development Index (MHDI) of 0.79815
The nurse of the managing trio of UBSF was contacted, in order to check the applicability of the Educational intervention carried out by Speech Therapy trainees | 3/10 study
Summary
The International Classification of Diseases (ICD 10) defines accidents and violence as the external causes of morbidity and mortality. The intoxications, especially by medical drugs, are kinds of accidents that occur among children[2]. It is possible to notice the occurrence of accidents since the first years of life, being common the falls, cuts, and burns[3]. Prospective research carried out in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, with 11,315 children described the incidence of accidents in fouryear-old children and below, and in that study, the falls were the most frequent causes, followed by cuts and burns. Concerning the age, the child accidents occur mainly between two and five years old (42.4%), being observed at the ages between six and nine (37.4) and between zero and one (20.3%)[4]. Between zero and nine years old (15.6%) and between 10 and 19 (17.7%) can be identified[5]
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