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 | Whole Community | Whetton, S. et al. Examining the Social and Economic Costs of Alcohol Use in Australia: 2017/18. https://ndri.curtin.edu.au/ndri/media/documents/publications/T302.pdf (2021). |
| 2022 | Violence | Older Adults (65 years and over) | Qu, L. et al. National Elder Abuse Prevalence Study: Final Report. (Research Report). (2021). Available from: https://aifs.gov.au/publications/national-elder-abuse-prevalence-study-final-report |
| 2022 | Burns and Scalds | Whole Community | Injury in Australia: Thermal causes 2018-2019. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/injury/thermal-causes (2021). |
| 2022 | Burns and Scalds, Drowning, Falls, Intentional self-harm, Poisoning, Transport, Violence | Whole Community | Australian Institute Of Health And Welfare. Hospitalised injury cases by external cause, Australia, 2018-2019. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/injcat/213-1/injury-in-australia/data (2021). |
| 2021 | Alcohol-related harm, Burns and Scalds, Drowning, Falls, Intentional self-harm, Poisoning, Transport, Violence | Regional / Remote Communities | Bishop, L., Gale, L. & Laverty, M. Responding to injuries in remote and rural Australia. https://www.flyingdoctor.org.au/assets/documents/RN017_Responding_to_Injuries_P14.pdf (2016). |
| 2021 | Alcohol-related harm, Burns and Scalds, Drowning, Falls, Intentional self-harm, Poisoning, Transport, Violence | Whole Community | Australian Institute Of Health And Welfare. Injury in Australia. AIHW. https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/injury/injury-in-australia/contents/about (2021). |
| 2021 | Alcohol-related harm, Burns and Scalds, Drowning, Falls, Intentional self-harm, Poisoning, Transport, Violence | Adults (26 - 64 years), Older Adults (65 years and over), Young People (15 – 25 years) | Epidemiology Directorate. Health and Wellbeing of Adults in Western Australia 2020, Overview and Trends. https://ww2.health.wa.gov.au/~/media/Corp/Documents/Reports-and-publications/Population-surveys/Health-and-Wellbeing-of-Adults-in-WA-2020.pdf (2021). |
| 2021 | Burns and Scalds, Drowning, Falls, Intentional self-harm, Poisoning, Transport | Early Years (0 – 8 years), Middle Years (9 – 14 years), Young People (15 – 25 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). |
| 2021 | Falls | Health Professionals, Whole Community | Sweeney, R., Meade, R. & Wold, C. Western Australian Falls Report 2019. 28 https://injurymatters.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Injury-Matters-2019-Falls-Report-Digital-Edition.pdf (2019). |
| 2021 | Alcohol-related harm | Young People (15 – 25 years) | Slade, T. et al. The long-term effectiveness of universal, selective and combined prevention for alcohol use during adolescence: 36-month outcomes from a cluster randomized controlled trial. Addiction 116, 514–524 (2021). Access from: |