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Evidence Bank

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.

If you would like a piece of evidence added to the Bank, please click here.

Search the Evidence Bank

YearInjury topic/sPrimary target audienceReference
2021TransportEarly Years (0 – 8 years), Middle Years (9 – 14 years)
Anderson, L., McKenna, J. & Skarin, D. Kidsafe WA Childhood Injury Bulletin: Small-wheeled Device. https://www.kidsafewa.com.au/download/small-wheeled-devices/?wpdmdl=3740&refresh=60fe16448cf291627264580 (2021).
2021Intentional self-harmEarly 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).
2021Alcohol-related harmWhole 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).
2021DrowningOlder 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
2021FallsOlder Adults (65 years and over)
Cattaneo, D. et al. Educational and Exercise Intervention to Prevent Falls and Improve Participation in Subjects With Neurological Conditions: The NEUROFALL Randomized Controlled Trial. Front. Neurol. 10, 865 (2019). Available from: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31572282/
2021DrowningHealth Professionals, Older Adults (65 years and over)
Clemens, T., Peden, A. E. & Franklin, R. C. Exploring a Hidden Epidemic: Drowning Among Adults Aged 65 Years and Older. J Aging Health (2021). Available from: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/08982643211014770
2021DrowningWhole Community
Peden, A. E., Scarr, J.-P. & Mahony, A. J. Analysis of fatal unintentional drowning in Australia 2008–2020: implications for the Australian Water Safety Strategy. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health (2021). Available from: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1753-6405.13124
2021DrowningCulturally and Linguistically Diverse
Willcox-Pidgeon, S., Franklin, R. C., Leggat, P. A. & Devine, S. Epidemiology of unintentional fatal drowning among migrants in Australia. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health (2021). Available from: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1753-6405.13102
2021TransportWhole Community
Pritchard, E., Van Vreden, C. & Iles, R. Driving Health Study Report No 7: Uneven wear: Health and wellbeing of truck drivers. /articles/report/Driving_Health_Study_Report_No_7_Uneven_wear_Health_and_wellbeing_of_truck_drivers_/13316000/1 (2021).
2021ViolenceWhole Community
A systemic approach to achieving population‐level impact in injury and violence prevention. doi:10.1002/sres.2668. (2019). Available from: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/sres.2668

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