title: Effect of safety education on classmates of injured children: a prospective clinical trial.
abstract: We hypothesized that using the teachable moment associated with an injured classmate, school-aged children would demonstrate improved retention of injury prevention education. The injured child's class and one control with presentation class received an injury prevention presentation. Prospective evaluation was performed using pre, immediate post, and 1-month posttesting. Immediately following the presentation, 83% of classes in both groups demonstrated significant improvement in test scores. At 1 month, 100% of the injured child's and only 66% of control with presentation classrooms maintained significant improvements. This unique program results not only in immediate but also in long-term retention of injury prevention information.
authors.affiliation: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue ML 3019, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA. becky.cook@cchmc.org
authors.forename: Becky S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Cook
authors.forename: Crystal D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Ricketts
authors.forename: Rebeccah L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Victor F
authors.initials: VF
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: Richard A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Falcone
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002648:Child; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006266:Health Education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009820:Ohio; D010379:Peer Group; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011446:Prospective Studies; D002666:Psychology, Child; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012572:School Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology