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MORILLO-CANO, Julio Rodrigo; NARVAEZ-JARAMILLO, Melba Esperanza  y  MEJIA-ALVAREZ, Edid Tatiana. Knowledge of first aid at home in mothers of children under five years of age attending the Julio Andrade Health Center. Rev Ciencias Médicas [online]. 2023, vol.27, suppl.1  Epub 01-Jul-2023. ISSN 1561-3194.

ABSTRACT Introduction: accidents in childhood are largely preventable situations, which improve their prognosis if they receive adequate first aid. Objective: to determine the knowledge of first aid at home in mothers of children under five years of age attending the Julio Andrade Health Center. Methods: quantitative, observational, descriptive, cross-sectional, descriptive study in mothers of children under five years of age attending the Julio Andrade Health Center between June 2020 and June 2021. The sample consisted of 40 patients. Descriptive statistics were used. Results: 27,5 % of the respondents reported that their child had choked and 20 % reported falls and blows. 55 % of the parents stated that they definitely could not identify the risk factors for accidents at home and 70 % did not know the main accidents that could happen to the infant. 45 % reported not having a first aid kit at home. A low number of mothers (<50 %) knew what first aid to give in domestic accidents such as bites, burns, wounds and falls. Conclusions: in the study population there is a low knowledge of first aid to provide in the event of accidents in the home. There is a low perception of the implications of accidents at home, as well as a lack of means to provide first aid. It is necessary to develop educational interventions to improve the level of knowledge.

Palabras clave : FIRST AID; HOME ACCIDENTS; HEALTH LITERACY; FIRST AID KIT; WOUNDS AND INJURIES..

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