Citation

O'Sullivan AL, Schwarz DF. Nurse Pract. Forum. 2000; 11(2): 124-131.

Affiliation

University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6096, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2000, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

11220053

Abstract

Infant injury prevention is an important issue for practitioners who work with adolescent mothers. Data are presented to examine the association between having a young mother and being injured as an infant. Prevention messages need to take into account that parents in general tend to minimize the magnitude of injury risk to their children. With careful documentation, using External Cause of Injury Codes, practitioners may be able to estimate the cost savings of prevention initiatives.

Language: en