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[Nobody wants to lose a child--nurses' observations of family reactions]
1Instituto Dr. José Frota.
Insights
A child
Area of Science:
- Pediatric toxicology
- Public health
- Ethnographic research
Background:
- Unsecured veterinary products in homes pose significant poisoning risks to children.
- A case study involving a one-year-old child with severe systemic reactions due to accidental poisoning highlights home safety deficiencies.
Observation:
- The study employed an ethnographic case study approach, examining the family's response to a child's poisoning incident.
- The family acknowledged home environmental risk factors but failed to implement consistent preventive measures.
- The incident occurred in Fortaleza, Ceara, necessitating Pediatric Intensive Care Unit admission.
Findings:
- Families recognize home-based poisoning risks but lack effective, coherent preventive strategies.
- The socio-cultural context influences family reactions and decision-making processes regarding child safety.
Implications:
- Educational interventions are crucial to raise family awareness about child poisoning dangers.
- Transforming educational approaches can empower families to adopt responsible preventive actions, reducing poisoning incidents.
Abstract:
The presence of veterinary products in the houses without any minimum security procedures has led to a poisoning case for a one-year old child who developed a serious systemic reaction. This child was interned at a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at a public hospital in Fortaleza, Ceara. This study aims at identifying the family reaction facing a poisoning of a child and analyzing these reactions, interpreting its social cultural context. It has been developed as an ethnographic study case, consisting of the exploration, decision and discovery phases. It has been observed through the results that the family recognizes the existence of risk factors in home environment but does not adopt any coherent preventive methods with this experience. We do believe that these occurrences reduction demand transforming educative actions which may lead the family to be conscious towards the problematic that concerns poisoning for children, occurred under their responsibility.