TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1996//
TI  - Injury prevention counseling opportunities in pediatric otolaryngology
JO  - Archives of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery
A1  - Rosenfeld, R. M.
A1  - Sandhu, S.
SP  - 609
EP  - 611
VL  - 122
IS  - 6
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of injury prevention counseling opportunities in children referred to a pediatric otolaryngologist. DESIGN: A caregiver questionnaire was administered during office registration. SETTING: Hospital-based pediatric otolaryngology practice in a metropolitan area. PATIENTS: Random sample of 300 caregiver questionnaires stratified by the age of the child. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Prevention counseling opportunities, defined as ignorance of hottest water temperature, child exposure to passive smoke, missing smoke detectors on one or more floors in the home, or failure to use a seat belt or bicycle helmet. RESULTS: The hottest water temperature was unknown by 72% of the caregivers, smokers were present in 25% of the households, bicycle helmets were not used by 22% of the children, car seats or seat belts were not used by 11% of the children, and 10% of the homes did not have a working smoke alarm on each floor. Older children were significantly less likely to use a seat belt than were younger children. Although 98% of the caregivers had a regular pediatrician, 91% of the families still offered one or more counseling opportunities (95% confidence interval, 87% to 94%). CONCLUSIONS: Substantial opportunities exist for injury prevention counseling in pediatric otolaryngology. At least one opportunity for counseling is present for about 90% of the families, most often concerning the maximum safe hot water temperature.
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SN  - 0886-4470
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
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