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Evidence Bank

Providing a summary of injury prevention evidence together in one location, the Evidence Bank aims to increase the awareness of reliable, accurate and authoritative injury-related research pieces.

Utilising the menu below you are able to search the Evidence Bank by injury topics, keywords and primary target audience. Please note that the primary target audience refers to the segmented group which the evidence is aiming to have the greatest influence on.

If you would like a piece of evidence added to the Bank, please click here.

Search the Evidence Bank

Year Injury topic/s Primary target audience Reference
2024 Falls, Transport, Violence Whole Community

Safe Work Australia, Key Work Health and Safety Statistics Australia 2024.  Report available from: https://data.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/insights/key-whs-stats-2024

2024 Violence Whole Community

Safe Work Australia, Workplace and work-related violence and aggression in Australia 2024. (2024). Available from: https://data.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/report/work-related-violence-aggression-australia

2024 Falls Whole Community

Sweeney, R. & Meade, R. 2024 Western Australian Falls Report. Available from: https://dl.orangedox.com/uWCRmg (2024).

2024 Transport Whole Community

WA Road Safety Commission. Western Australian Road Fatalities 2023. (2024). Available from: https://www.wa.gov.au/government/publications/western-australian-road-fatalities-2023

2024 Intentional self-harm, Poisoning, Transport, Violence Aboriginal Communities, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse, Health Professionals

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Performance Framework – Summary Report: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare https://www.indigenoushpf.gov.au/report-overview/overview/summary-report

2024 Adults (26 - 64 years), Middle Years (9 – 14 years), Whole Community, Young People (15 – 25 years)

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare: Sports Injury in Australia https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/sports-injury/sports-injury-in-australia/contents/about

2024 Violence Health Professionals, Whole Community

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2024)
Specialist homelessness services clients experiencing family and domestic violence: interactions with out-of-home care and income support

2024 Drowning Whole Community

Surf Life Saving Australia. Western Australia Coastal Safety Report 2023. Available from: https://www.mybeach.com.au/coastal-safety/summer-coastal-drowning-data/

2024 Drowning Health Professionals, Older Adults (65 years and over), Regional / Remote Communities, Whole Community

Abercromby, M., Leavy, D. J., Nimmo, L. & Crawford, D. G. Who are the Older Adults Who Drown in Western Australia? A Cluster Analysis Using Coronial Drowning Data. International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education 13, (2020). Accessed from: https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/ijare/vol13/iss1/7

2024 Drowning Middle Years (9 – 14 years)

Strasiotto, L., Ellis, A., Daw, S. & Lawes, J. C. Coastal mortality burden on school holidays 2004–2021: an Australian perspective. Injury Prevention (2024) doi:10.1136/ip-2023-045064. Available from: injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/early/2024/01/17/ip-2023-045064

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