TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Infants' in-home injuries: implications and future directions
JO  - Journal of pediatric psychology
A1  - Garcia, Andrea M.
A1  - Niileksela, Christopher
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - As infants' motor skills improve over time, they can better explore their environments; however, infants have minimal skills to appraise danger. Unintentional injuries in the home are a leading cause of death for young children (National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), 2020) and are often the result of hazardous interactions (e.g., ingesting cleaner fluids) and/or engaging in unsafe behaviors (e.g., climbing onto bookcases; Morrongiello et al., 2021; Pickett et al., 2003). The rate of unintentional injuries increases as motor skills improve. Past research on young children's injuries provided information about the type of injuries incurred (Morrongiello et al., 2014...<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0146-8693
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jsab096
ID  - ref1
ER  -