Children's injuries: how to protect the child?

Children's injuries are much more common thaninjuries adults, and this is not surprising. Children are very inquisitive, they try to actively explore the world around them. But at the same time they do not have enough everyday skills, and they not always know how to assess the danger of the situation. Therefore, children's injuries, alas, are not uncommon.

Children's injuries can be conditionally divided into five types depending on the place where the child may be injured.

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  everyday (injuries that occur at home, in the courtyard, in the kindergarten);
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  street (primarily transport, but also not connected with transport);
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  school;
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  sports;
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  other.

Household injuries - the most common, and the reason for it inIn most cases, the inattention of parents who not only leave the child unattended, but also leave dangerous items in the accessible places, do not close the windows, etc.

There is another classification of child injuries - age-related. Children of every age have their own characteristicsdevelopment and behavior, which are responsible for the most common types of injuries. Thus, in infancy (up to a year), childhood injuries are most often associated with swallowing foreign objects. The child tries to explore the world in the only way available to him - he touches the objects in the immediate vicinity, and tries to pull them into his mouth.

At the age of one to three, the child learns to walk and becomes very mobile. Therefore, injuries from swallowed items are supplemented with trauma related to falls (bruises, fractures), trauma from sharp objects, burns, lesionscurrent. After three years, curiosity grows, the child's surrounding world is no longer confined to an apartment, so the likelihood of injury is increased.

Then the child goes to school, and parents can no longer control him the way they used to. School and sports children's injuries are added. The outbreak of injuries often falls to adolescence: at this time, childhood traumatism is due not only to curiosity and inability to assess the danger, but also the desire to show off before the peers, be no worse than others, and reckless courage.

Prevention of childhood injuries

Of course, it is impossible to completely eradicate children's injuries - from an accident, alas, no one is insured. But The task of parents is to protect their child as much as possible. After all, most of the injuries are due to the fault of their parents - they overlooked, they did not explain.

Methods of preventing childhood traumatism depend on the age of the child. In infancy, for example, constant supervision is particularly important. Of course, it's hard to follow a child 24 hours inday, 7 days a week, but the younger the child, the more important it is not to let it out of sight. Childhood injuries in infancy are entirely on the conscience of parents. The baby does not yet know what is "dangerous" and can not explain it to him. So if the baby swallowed a button or - God forbid! - dropped out of the stroller standing on the balcony, parents are to blame.

The child grows, starts walking, walking with you on the street, so now your task - maximally protect it from traumatic objects. At home - hide from him fragile and sharpobjects, matches, heating electrical appliances, chemicals (cleaning agents, paints, varnishes, etc.). The sockets are closed with special plugs. It is necessary to close the windows (or at least provide them with strong grids) and keep the child away from the stove and other dangerous household appliances.

In addition, at this age you need already to teach the child to determine the degree of danger. Tell him that matches and iron can beBurn with a knife - cut yourself, and boiled water - scald. At this age, children are already fully capable of accepting the argument, and it is better to let them know about the dangers from your words than from your own experience. Just tell me calmly, do not bully the child.

The older the child becomes, the greaterthe importance of acquiring an explanation of safety rules. When a child goes to school, parents often shift responsibility for children's injuries to classroom leaders, physical education teachers, labor, and OBL. Yes, during the lessons teachers are responsible for the child, but parents themselves should familiarize their child with the rules of the road and other safety rules. In the end, the teacher is responsible for the wholeclass, it is very difficult to follow 40 children. You have only one child - and you are in your power to make sure that he does not try to run out onto the roadway or throw something else dangerous.

Child injury is a serious problem, but If parents monitor their child and teach him safety rules, many injuries will be avoided.