Internationally, injury prevention includes strategies on many levels, such as preventing the injury event in the first
place (e.g., removing hazards in the home), preventing or minimizing injury after an event has occurred (e.g., child
safety seat in a crash), and reducing long-term consequences of injury (e.g., emergency medical services, rehabilitation).
Another approach to injury prevention is a focus in the education because it can inform the public about potential risks
and safety options and help people behave safely, like teaching expectant parents how to properly use a child safety seat
when transporting their newborn [6].
The nursing approach to health care contributes to the fact that nurses establish a unique relationship with each
patient, family and community and implement health education interventions by sharing their knowledge. These
interventions should include dialogue, consider and value patients’ experiences because it improves disease prevention
and health promotion [11].
It is believed that nurses can cooperate through educational initiatives in health interventions in order to enhance the
autonomy of parents/guardians in childcare related to prevention of domestic accidents [9]. That health interventions
includes actions that simplify the access to information, which sensitizes parents about the risk and protective factors to