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 | Aboriginal Communities | Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet. Overview of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health status, 2021. https://healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/healthinfonet/getContent.php?linkid=677185&title=Overview+of+Aboriginal+and+Torres+Strait+Islander+health+status+2021&contentid=44570_1 (2022). |
| 2022 | Whole Community | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Sports injury hospitalisations in Australia, 2019–20. https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/injury/sports-injury-hospitalisations-2019-20/contents/about (2022). | |
| 2022 | Whole Community | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Economics of sports injury and participation – Preliminary results. https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/injury/economics-of-sports-injury-and-participation-preli/contents/summary (2022). | |
| 2022 | Transport | Whole Community | Infrastructure and Transport Ministers. National Road Safety Strategy 2021 – 2030. (2021). Available from: www.roadsafety.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/National-Road-Safety-Strategy-2021-30.pdf |
| 2022 | Alcohol-related harm, Burns and Scalds, Drowning, Falls, Intentional self-harm, Poisoning, Transport, Violence | Whole Community | Government of Western Australia Department of Health. Western Australian Burden of Disease Study 2015: Healthcare spending attributable to modifiable risk factors in WA. (2021). |
| 2022 | Transport | Whole Community | Global Plan. Decade of action for road safety 2021-2030. https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/global-plan-for-the-decade-of-action-for-road-safety-2021-2030 (2021). |
| 2022 | Burns and Scalds, Drowning, Falls, Poisoning, Transport, Violence | Early Years (0 – 8 years), Middle Years (9 – 14 years) | Posa, I., Pawlowski, A. & Skarin, D. Kidsafe WA Childhood Injury Bulletin: Annual Report 2020-21. https://www.kidsafewa.com.au/professionals/wa-childhood-injury-bulletins-reports/ (2021). |
| 2022 | Violence | Whole Community | East Metropolitan Health Service. Admissions to Royal Perth Hospital with injuries from assaults. https://knowinjury.org.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/03/Royal-Perth-Hospital_Assaults-Injuries-2020-Report.pdf (2020). |
| 2022 | Alcohol-related harm, Burns and Scalds, Drowning, Falls, Intentional self-harm, Poisoning, Transport, Violence | Whole Community | Australian Government Department of Health. National Preventive Health Strategy 2021-2030. (2021). Available from: https://www.health.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/2021/12/national-preventive-health-strategy-2021-2030.pdf |
| 2022 | Violence | Whole Community | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Examination of hospital stays due to family and domestic violence 2010-11 to 2018-19. https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/domestic-violence/examination-of-hospital-stays-due-to-family-and-do/contents/summary (2021). |