Introduction: The period of the baby's increase in mobility is also characterized by greater exposure to environmental hazards, which increases the risk of injury. Falling down, burns, poisoning, ingested or inserted foreign objects and injuries with movable objects are the main cause of injury up to one year of age. Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to highlight the importance of knowing first aid for the baby among young parents. We aimed to (1) find out the level of self-evaluation of first aid knowledge for a baby among young parents, (2) find out the level of theoretical knowledge of selected first aid measures for a baby, (3) what is the motivation of young parents to pursue first aid training for a baby and (4) find out their experience with administering first aid measures for a baby. Methods: A descriptive method with an overview of domestic and foreign professional and scientific literature was used. The PubMed, ScienceDirect, DiKUL and COBISS online data bases were used. In the empirical part, the causal-non-experimental method of working with the method of online survey was used. The instrument of research was a survey questionnaire, devised on the basis of critical overview of the literature and posed research questions. For data collection and their statistical processing an open-sourced application for online surveys 1ka was used. Results: 40 % of all respondents have assessed their knowledge of first aid as 3 (good), only 7 % have assessed it as 5 (great). Out of all respondents only 11 % have already administered first aid to a baby. The majority of respondents have acquired their knowledge on baby first aid during their schooling and motor vehicle course. The largest part of respondents would attend a first aid course for babies if one would be organized in their hometown. Discussion and conclusion: The majority of young parents believe that schools for parents should include first aid for babies and are especially motivated to train in first aid in the future. The parents need to realize that lack of knowledge, awareness and lack of child supervision are the main reasons for injuries during the baby period. It is because of this that in case of an accident the parents should have ample knowledge on first aid measures, since this means calmer, selfsupporting and appropriate measures.
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