Promise and Challenges: Interventions for the Prevention of Unintentional Injuries Among Young Children

Unintentional injury is the leading killer of children in the United States. Children under the age of 5 are at particularly high risk for death from injury. The evidence base for prevention programs in the area of unintentional injury is limited by a lack of rigorous research, inclusion of low-risk...

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Published in:Clinical practice in pediatric psychology 2014-09, Vol.2 (3), p.250-262
Main Authors: Damashek, Amy, Kuhn, Jennifer
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
At Risk Populations
Caregivers
Hazards
Human
Infant Development
Injuries
Intervention
Prevention
Safety
Transportation Safety
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Summary:Unintentional injury is the leading killer of children in the United States. Children under the age of 5 are at particularly high risk for death from injury. The evidence base for prevention programs in the area of unintentional injury is limited by a lack of rigorous research, inclusion of low-risk participants, and interventions that do not include behavioral skills training. The article presented here will discuss promising injury prevention programs for children below age 5 and will highlight program strengths and weaknesses. Interventions that prevent the leading causes of death among young children will be discussed, including car seat use, safe infant sleep, home hazard reduction, and caregiver supervision.
ISSN:2169-4826
2169-4834
DOI:10.1037/cpp0000064