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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2021 | Alcohol-related harm, Burns and Scalds, Drowning, Falls, Intentional self-harm, Poisoning, Transport, Violence | Whole Community | Australian Insitute of Health and Welfare. Disease expenditure in Australia 2018-19. https://www.aihw.gov.au/getmedia/9ce5ae2a-f574-4089-8d52-158abb4bdb09/Disease-expenditure-in-Australia-2018-19.pdf.aspx?inline=true (2021).
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2021 | Alcohol-related harm, Burns and Scalds, Drowning, Falls, Intentional self-harm, Poisoning, Transport, Violence | Aboriginal Communities, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse, Early Years (0 – 8 years), Health Professionals, Middle Years (9 – 14 years), Older Adults (65 years and over), Regional / Remote Communities, Whole Community, Young People (15 – 25 years) | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Australian Burden of Disease Study 2018: Key findings. https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/burden-of-disease/burden-of-disease-study-2018-key-findings (2021).
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2021 | Burns and Scalds, Falls, Transport | Young People (15 – 25 years) | Evans-Whipp, T. & Vassallo, S. Adolescent Injury. Growing Up in Australia Snapshot Series – Issue 3. https://growingupinaustralia.gov.au/sites/default/files/publication-documents/lsac-snapshot-3-injury.pdf (2021).
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2021 | Transport | Whole Community | Road Safety Commission. WA Road Fatalities 2020. (2021). Available from: https://www.rsc.wa.gov.au/RSC/media/Documents/Road%20Data/Statistics/WA-Road-Fatality-Progress-2020.pdf
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2021 | Poisoning | Whole Community | North Metropolitan Health Service. Western Australian Poisons Information Centre Annual Report 2018. https://www.scgh.health.wa.gov.au/Our%20Services/Service%20directory/~/media/C4F4785903EF491A9846217DCC8EADE3.ashx (2019).
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2021 | Drowning | Older Adults (65 years and over) | 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). Access from: https://doi.org/10.25035/ijare.13.01.07
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2021 | Burns and Scalds, Drowning, Falls, Intentional self-harm, Poisoning | Early Years (0 – 8 years), Middle Years (9 – 14 years), Young People (15 – 25 years) | Varghese, A. M., Jamieson, K., McKenna & Skarin, D. Kidsafe WA Childhood Injury Report:Playground Injuries. https://www.kidsafewa.com.au/download/playground-injury-research-report/?wpdmdl=3746&refresh=60fe1644889ce1627264580 (2021).
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2021 | Intentional self-harm | Early Years (0 – 8 years), Middle Years (9 – 14 years), Young People (15 – 25 years) | McKenna, J., Pawlowski, A. & Skarin, D. Kidsafe WA Childhood Injury Bulletin: Intentional Injury. https://www.kidsafewa.com.au/download/intentional-injuries/?wpdmdl=3743&refresh=60fe16448afcd1627264580 (2021).
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2021 | Alcohol-related harm | Whole Community | AIHW. Alcohol, tobacco & other drugs in Australia, About. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/alcohol/alcohol-tobacco-other-drugs-australia/contents/about (2021).
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2021 | Drowning | Older Adults (65 years and over) | Abercromby, M., Crawford, G., Nimmo, L. & Leavy, J. E. “I never had a thought about drowning”. Exploring water safety attitudes and practices among older adults in Western Australia. Health Promotion Journal of Australia n/a, (2021). Access from: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/hpja.522
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