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 | Burns and Scalds | Aboriginal Communities, Health Professionals | Fraser, S. et al. Burn injury models of care: A review of quality and cultural safety for care of Indigenous children. Burns (2017). Available from: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/321329149_Burn_injury_models_of_care_A_review_of_quality_and_cultural_safety_for_care_of_Indigenous_children |
| 2021 | Burns and Scalds | Aboriginal Communities, Early Years (0 – 8 years), Middle Years (9 – 14 years) | Miller, H. et al. Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australian children hospitalised for burn injuries: a population data linkage study. The Medical Journal of Australia 206, 392–397 (2017). Available from; https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2017/206/9/indigenous-and-non-indigenous-australian-children-hospitalised-burn-injuries |
| 2021 | Burns and Scalds | Whole Community | Duke, J. et al. A 26-Year Population-Based Study of Burn Injury Hospital Admissions in Western Australia: Journal of Burn Care & Research 32, 379–386 (2011). Available from; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21448072/ |
| 2021 | Burns and Scalds | Whole Community | Pointer, S. & Tovell, A. Hospitalised burn injuries Australia 2013 – 2014. Injury research and statistics series no. 102. 2016. Available from; https://www.aihw.gov.au/getmedia/aa910281-ad80-4963-808e-c41bc7191039/20432.pdf |
| 2021 | Transport | Whole Community | Baschera, D., Lawless, A., Roeters, R., Frysch, C. W. S. & Zellweger, R. Severity and predictors of head injury due to bicycle accidents in Western Australia. Acta Neurochir (2020) doi:10.1007/s00701-020-04626-w. Available from; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33113011/ |
| 2021 | Falls | Older Adults (65 years and over) | Sherrington, C. et al. Evidence on physical activity and falls prevention for people aged 65+ years: systematic review to inform the WHO guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 17, 144 (2020). Available from; https://ijbnpa.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12966-020-01041-3 |
| 2021 | Falls | Older Adults (65 years and over) | Sweeney, R., Meade, R. & Visser, M. 2020 Western Australian Falls Report. (2020). Available from; https://injurymatters.org.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/08/2020WAFallsReport.pdf |
| 2021 | Transport | Whole Community | Government of Western Australia. Driving Change. Road Safety Strategy for Western Australia 2020-2030. (2020). Available from; https://www.rsc.wa.gov.au/RSC/media/Documents/Road%20Data/Driving-Change-WA-Road-Safety-Strategy-2020-2030-FINAL.pdf |
| 2021 | Alcohol-related harm | Whole Community | Royal Perth Hospital. Alcohol and Other Drug Related Injuries in Western Australia. (2020). Available from; https://knowinjury.org.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/09/Royal-Perth-Alcohol-Other-Drugs-Report.pdf |
| 2021 | Poisoning | Early Years (0 – 8 years), Middle Years (9 – 14 years) | Stepan, A., Lynch AM., Richards, J & Skarin, D. Kidsafe WA Childhood Injury Bulletin: Poisoning from Pharmaceuticals. 2020. Available from; https://knowinjury.org.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2015/12/Bulletin-Poisoning-from-Pharmeceuticals.pdf |