Caracterización de los accidentes domésticos en niños menores de 5 años. Comuna Dos Mangas. Centro de Salud San Antonio. Año 2018.

Abstract

Background: Domestic accidents are always present in every home in the world, imperceptibly, no housing is exempt from having a risk factor that sometimes originates from superficial injuries to disability and death, whose population is the most vulnerable children under five in homes with biopsychosocial problems. Materials and methods: An observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out through a survey made to the caregivers of all children under five years of 70 families of the community of Dos Mangas, Manglaralto parish, on sociodemographic characteristics, history of domestic accidents, as well as its risk factors. Results: In the surveys conducted 96 children were found, with the male sex of four years being the most common, accidental events depend on the child's stages of development, environmental conditions as well as the caregiver. The main accidents presented are falls 68,5 %, followed by wounds 55,2% and foreign bodies 19,8%. In all families, more than one risk factor was found, with 62.9% median and 31,4% high risk. Conclusions: The minors of 2 and 4 years of masculine sex were the most affected with the accidents, there are very alarming factors that dispose to the occurrence of an accidental event of important morbidity and mortality. Knowing the living conditions of a population as well as the history of accidents, influences the timely prevention intervention by primary care health personnel.