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.
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| Year | Injury topic/s | Primary target audience | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Alcohol-related harm, Burns and Scalds, Drowning, Falls, Intentional self-harm, Poisoning, Transport, Violence | Whole Community | Australia Bureau of Statistics. Australia’s hospitals at a glance. https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/hospitals/australias-hospitals-at-a-glance/contents/spending-on-hospitals (2022). |
| 2022 | Whole Community | Australian Insitute of Health and Welfare. Economics of sports injury. https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/injury/economics-of-sports-injuries/contents/about (2022). | |
| 2022 | Alcohol-related harm, Burns and Scalds, Drowning, Falls, Intentional self-harm, Poisoning, Transport, Violence | Whole Community | Australian Institute Of Health And Welfare. Disease expenditure in Australia 2019–20. https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/health-welfare-expenditure/disease-expenditure-in-australia-2019-20/contents/about (2022). |
| 2022 | Falls | Older Adults (65 years and over) | S Oliveira, J. et al. Effect of sport on health in people aged 60 years and older: a systematic review with meta-analysis. Br J Sports Med bjsports-2022-105820 (2022) doi:10.1136/bjsports-2022-105820. |
| 2022 | Alcohol-related harm, Burns and Scalds, Drowning, Falls, Intentional self-harm, Poisoning, Transport, Violence | Whole Community | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Health expenditure Australia 2020-21. https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/health-welfare-expenditure/health-expenditure-australia-2020-21/contents/main-visualisations/spending-by-state (2022). |
| 2022 | Transport | Whole Community | Williams, T. Community Engagement for Road Safety in Western Australia. JRS 33, 55–60 (2022). Available from: https://journalofroadsafety.org/article/39637-community-engagement-for-road-safety-in-western-australia |
| 2022 | Falls | Whole Community | Pinheiro, M. B. et al. Economic evaluations of fall prevention exercise programs: a systematic review. Br J Sports Med (2022) doi:10.1136/bjsports-2022-105747. Available from: https://bjsm-bmj-com.ezproxy.ecu.edu.au/content/early/2022/10/26/bjsports-2022-105747 |
| 2022 | Alcohol-related harm, Drowning | Older Adults (65 years and over) | Pearn, J. H., Peden, A. E. & Franklin, R. C. The Influence of Alcohol and Drugs on Drowning among Victims of Senior Years. Safety 5, 8 (2019). Available from: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-576X/5/1/8 |
| 2022 | Transport | Whole Community | The Australian National University. Social Cost of Road Crashes. https://www.bitre.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/social-cost-of-road-crashes.pdf (2022). |
| 2022 | Burns and Scalds, Drowning, Falls, Intentional self-harm, Poisoning, Transport, Violence | Whole Community | Australia Bureau of Statistics. Causes of Death, Western Australia, 2021. Australia Bureau of Statistics https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/health/causes-death/causes-death-australia/latest-release (2022). |