TY  - JOUR
T1  - Frequency of Accidents/Injuries Requiring First Aid Practice and Related Risk Factors Among Parents of Children Aged 0-6 Years
TT  - 0-6 Yaş Çocuğu Olan Ebeveynlerin İlkyardım Uygulaması Gerektiren Kaza/Yaralanmalar ile Karşılaşma Sıklığı ve İlişkili Risk Faktörleri
AU  - Söngüt, Semra
AU  - Altay, Naime
PY  - 2025
DA  - April
Y2  - 2025
DO  - 10.69487/hemarge.1571416
JF  - Hemşirelikte Araştırma Geliştirme Dergisi
JO  - HEMARGE Dergisi
PB  - Hemşirelikte Araştırma Geliştirme Derneği
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 1307-9557
SP  - 69
EP  - 86
VL  - 27
IS  - 1
LA  - en
AB  - Aim: The aim of this study is to determine the frequency of encountering accidents/injuries requiring first aid among parents of children aged 0-6 and the associated factors..Method: The sample of this descriptive study consisted of 336 parents of children aged 0-6. The research data were collected through an online method (Google Forms) using the "Introductory Information Form" and a forms including the cases of accidents/injuries requiring first aid intervention in children. "p" value  < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.Results: It was found that 60.0% of the parents reported an accident/injury requiring first aid in their children. The top three types of accidents/injuries were identified as bumps and scrapes (80.1%), falls (43.7%) and insect/animal bites (34.8%).  In the study, there was a statistically significant relationship between the age of the parent (p=
KW  - 0-6 years old child
KW  - Accident/injury
KW  - First aid
N2  - Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, 0-6 yaş çocuğu olan ebeveynlerin ilk yardım gerektiren kaza/yaralanmalar ile karşılaşma sıklığının ve ilişkili faktörlerin belirlenmesidir.Yöntem: Bu tanımlayıcı çalışmanın örneklemini 0-6 yaş arası çocuğu olan 336 ebeveyn oluşturmuştur. Araştırma verileri, "Tanıtıcı Bilgi Formu" ve çocuklarda ilk yardım müdahalesi gerektiren kaza/yaralanmalarla karşılaşma durumlarını içeren anket formu kullanılarak çevrimiçi bir yöntemle (Google Forms) toplanmıştır. "p" değeri  < 0,05 istatistiksel olarak anlamlı kabul edilmiştir.Bulgular: Ebeveynlerin %60,0'ı, çocuklarında ilk yardım gerektiren bir kaza/yaralanma ile karşılaştığını bildirmiştir. İlk üç kaza/yaralanma türünün, çarpma ve sıyrıklar (%80,1), düşmeler (%43,7) ve böcek/hayvan ısırıkları (%34,8) olduğu belirlenmiştir. Çalışmada ebeveynin yaşı (p=
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