Improving parental first-aid practices.

Abstract

Every day, children present to emergency departments (EDs) with injuries sustained at home, school and elsewhere. In the authors' experience, little, if any, first-aid measures or administration of pain relief are initiated before arrival at the ED. Articles on accident prevention are easily sourced, but studies of the general population's knowledge of first-aid skills are scarce. This article examines the research on parents' or guardians' pre-hospital knowledge of first aid, analgesia and non-pharmacological methods of pain relief for children who have been injured. It also discusses the literature on accident prevention.

• Authors: Ruth Howard, Catherine Houghton
• Journal: Emergency nurse : the journal of the RCN Accident and Emergency Nursing Association (Emerg Nurse) Vol. 20 Issue 3 Pg. 14-9; quiz 21 (Jun 2012) ISSN: 1354-5752 [Print] England
• PMID: 22852182 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)

Topics

• First Aid
• Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
• Health Promotion (organization & administration)
• Humans
• Pain Management (methods)
• Parenting
• Wounds and Injuries (therapy)