title: Home hazards: can children recognize the dangers?
abstract: To have effective injury prevention programs for children, solid education must be provided. Initially, the parental responsibility includes protecting and instructing the child about dangerous situations. However, when children can recognize a hazard for themselves, this becomes the basis for behavior change according to the health belief model. For trauma centers providing injury prevention services, knowing what a child perceives as a safety issue can be instrumental in correctly targeting curriculum. The following is a compilation of responses of 90 children who participated in a 2008 Home Hazard Recognition Station at a local Safe Kids event.
authors.affiliation: Mercy Medical Center, Canton, Ohio 44708, USA. carolyn.schooley@csauh.com
authors.forename: Carolyn B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Schooley
authors.forename: Amanda R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Kelly
mesh_terms: D000061:Accidents, Home / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000293:Adolescent; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001296:Audiovisual Aids; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006266:Health Education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009820:Ohio / Q000453:epidemiology; D002666:Psychology, Child; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods; D017751:Safety Management; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014193:Trauma Centers; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*