Accident prevention in early child rearing institutions: an integrative review

ABSTRACT

The objective of the research was to analyze the scientific production regarding accident prevention in early child rearing institutions. An integrative literature review, referring to the years between 2011 and 2021, whose research was carried out in May 2021 in seven information resources, raised the following issue: it was found that not all educators considered their knowledge about accident prevention satisfactory. However, most of them had already witnessed cases of injuries of this nature at schools. The first aid actions of these professionals were sometimes inefficient and many of them were not able to perform it due to the lack of appropriate materials and/or training to handle them, showing a need for qualification. The findings show weaknesses related to the knowledge and training of professionals from day care centres and preschools about accident prevention and first aid in early child rearing institutions, which makes a health-education interface crucial.

KEYWORDS:

• Accident prevention
• accident
• child rearing
• Child Day care centres
• child
• child
• preschool

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Notes on contributors

Fernanda Garcia Bezerra Góes

Fernanda Garcia Bezerra Góes Graduate in Nursing from the Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Specialization in Pediatric Nursing from the Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Master's in Nursing from the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Executive MBA in Health at COPPEAD from the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and a PhD in Nursing from the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Adriana Medeiros Braga

Adriana Medeiros Braga Graduate in Nursing from the Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil. Ongoing Specialization in Women's Health, Faculdade Futura, Brazil.

Andressa Neto Souza

Andressa Neto Souza Graduate in Nursing from the Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil. Master's degree in progress in Nursing from the Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Specialization in progress in Nursing in Pediatrics and Neonatology, Faculdade Venda Nova do Imigrante, Brazil.

Iasmym Alves de Andrade Soares

Iasmym Alves de Andrade Soares Scholarship holder in the Extension Project entitled “Health Educational Practices on Newborn Care in the Maternity Discharge Process”. Member of the Research Group “Studies on Experiences and Integrality Dedicated to Nursing, Children, Childhood, Adolescents and Newborns”.

Ingrid Lucchese

Ingrid Lucchese Scientific Initiation Scholarship in the research project entitled Factors associated with breastfeeding in the first hour of life. Member of the extension project entitled “Educational Practices in Health on Care of the Newborn in the Maternity Discharge Process”. Member of the Research Group “Studies on Experiences and Integrality Dedicated to Nursing, Children, Childhood, Adolescents and Newborns”.

Luciene Conceição Dionizio

Luciene Conceição Dionizio Graduate in Nursing from the Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil. Specialization - Medical Residency - Instituto Nacional do Câncer, INCA, Brazil. Specialization in Intensive Care Nursing, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil.

Maria da Anunciação Silva

Maria da Anunciação Siva Graduate in Nursing and Obstetrics from the School of Nursing of the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil. Master's in Nursing from the Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in the Public Health Area of Concentration and a PhD in Nursing from the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.