Abstract
Background: Hospitals are places where children should have best care, but sometimes hospitals are places where accidents can occur. Accident awareness among parents and nurses is important in preventing the accidents.
Methods: Questionnaire fulfilled by nurses, parents and nursing students.
Results: Prevention of accidents is one of the most important goals at pediatric wards. Accidents may be prevented and it is important to promote that fact among medical stuff as well as among the parents. Accident report is important for adequate medical help and it's written form is an objective document by which the event can be analyzed and in that way preventing the future accidental event.
Conclusions: Thinking about prevention and applying security measures along with written accident report if accident happens are useful measures in reducing the number of accidents.
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Beŝtak, D., Ŝeŝo, K. 1252 Safety of Children in Hospital. Pediatr Res 68 (Suppl 1), 620 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-201011001-01252
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-201011001-01252
