Abstract
Objective: To investigate the most frequent feelings in mothers who experienced emergency situations and pediatric emergencies in the home environment. Method: This was a descriptive, qualitative approach, data were collected involving 17 mothers from December 2015 to March 2016, through a sociodemographic form and an interview script that were recorded, transcribed, and submitted to content analysis. Results and discussion: The results allowed to identify after the experiences of domestic accidents with his son, feelings of worry, inferiority, agony, shivering, insecurity, despair, guilt, revolt, panic, tremor, repentance, fear, dread and acceptance. Conclusion: Nursing should be aware of the emotional needs of mothers, considering that they are often not prepared to deal with these situations, showing feelings of guilt, fear, despair and others.