Prevention of childhood injuries from domestic accidents

Leyre Martí Martí^a, Ana Gallego Iborra^b, Ana Garach Gómez^c, Laura García Soto^d, Juan Hidalgo Sanz^e, José M.ª Mengual Gil^f, Carmen Rosa Pallás Alonso^g, Julia Colomer Revuelta^h, Olga Cortés Ricoⁱ, M.ª Jesús Esparza Olcina^j, José Galbe Sánchez-Ventura^k

^aPediatra. Consultorio Auxiliar La Cañada. Paterna. Valencia. España.
^bPediatra. Unidad de Seguimiento y Neurodesarrollo. Distrito Sanitario Málaga-Guadalhorce. Málaga. España.
^cPediatra. CS Zaidín Sur. Granada. España.
^dPediatra. CS Rute. Córdoba. España.
^ePediatra. CS Las Fuentes Norte. Zaragoza. España.
^fPediatra. CS Delicias Sur. Zaragoza. España. Zaragoza. España.
^gServicio de Neonatología. Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre. Madrid. España.
^hDepartamento de Pediatría, Obstetricia y Ginecología. Unidad de Pediatría. Universidad de Valencia. Valencia. España.
ⁱPediatra. CS Canillejas. Madrid. España.
^jPediatra. Madrid. España.
^kPediatra. CS Torrero La Paz. Zaragoza. España.

Correspondence: L Martí . E-mail: leyre.marti@gmail.com

Reference of this article: Martí Martí L, Gallego Iborra A, Garach Gómez A, García Soto L, Hidalgo Sanz J, Mengual Gil JM, et al. Prevention of childhood injuries from domestic accidents . Rev Pediatr Aten Primaria. 2026;28:[en prensa].

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Abstract

Childhood accidents in the home represent a significant public health problem in Spain, being one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality in children under 14 years of age, especially in the early years of life.

Risk factors include not only the child’s age and developmental level, but also characteristics of the physical environment and the supervision provided by caregivers.

The PrevInfad group has updated its recommendations on the prevention of childhood injuries caused by home accidents. The article develops the reasoning on which these recommendations are based, starting from structured clinical questions, a literature search, selection of the most relevant studies, and assessment of the evidence. The conclusions are: a) It is suggested that counselling on the prevention of childhood home accidents be provided during primary care visits; b) The use of protective measures is suggested to reduce morbidity and mortality from childhood accidents; and c) The use of baby walkers is not recommended.

Keywords

● Accident prevention ● Accidents home

Note:

Este manuscrito es una colaboración del grupo PrevInfad con la Revista Pediatría de Atención Primaria y es una versión adaptada del mismo tema publicado en la web de PrevInfad.