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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Violence | Whole Community | Negin, J., Bell, J., Ivancic, L., Alpers, P. & Nassar, N. Gun violence in Australia, 2002–2016: a cohort study. Medical Journal of Australia n/a, (2021). Access from: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.5694/mja2.51251 |
| 2021 | Transport | Whole Community | Budd, L. & Newstead, S. Identifying Future Vehicle Safety Priority Areas in Australia for the Light Vehicle Fleet. JRS 32, 15–24 (2021). Access from: https://acrs.org.au/ |
| 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). |
| 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). |
| 2021 | Violence | Whole Community | Parkinson, D. Investigating the Increase in Domestic Violence Post Disaster: An Australian Case Study. J Interpers Violence 34, 2333–2362 (2019). Access from: https://journals.sagepub.com |
| 2021 | Falls | Older Adults (65 years and over), Whole Community | Sweeney, R. & Meade, R. 2021 Western Australian Falls Report. (2021). Available from:https://www.injurymatters.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/2021WAFallsReport.pdf |
| 2021 | Transport | Whole Community | Oudtshoorn, S. van, Chiu, K. Y. C. & Khosa, J. Beware of the bicycle! An increase in paediatric bicycle related injuries during the COVID-19 period in Western Australia. ANZ Journal of Surgery 91, 1154–1158 (2021). Access from: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/ans.16918 |
| 2021 | Intentional self-harm | Regional / Remote Communities | Fitzpatrick, S. J. et al. Suicide in rural Australia: A retrospective study of mental health problems, health-seeking and service utilisation. PLOS ONE 16, e0245271 (2021). Access from: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0245271 |
| 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). |
| 2021 | Intentional self-harm, Transport | Whole Community | AIHW. The first year of COVID-19 in Australia: direct and indirect health effects. https://www.aihw.gov.au/getmedia/a69ee08a-857f-412b-b617-a29acb66a475/aihw-phe-287.pdf.aspx?inline=true (2021). |