Open AccessPrevalence of home related injuries among children under 5 years old and practice of mothers toward first aid in Buraidah, Qassim
Author(s) -
Soad Abdulrhman Al-Bshri,
Saulat Jahan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2265_20
Subject(s) - medicine , choking , first aid , family medicine , simple random sample , systematic sampling , injury prevention , pediatrics , poison control , environmental health , medical emergency , population , pathology , anatomy
Unintentional injuries are reported to be the most common mechanism of childhood injuries; large proportion of these occur in or around home. Quick response and appropriate first aid is vital in saving life and preventing negative outcomes.