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 | 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 |
| 2021 | Poisoning | Whole Community | Johnston, C. I. et al. The Australian Snakebite Project, 2005-2015 (ASP-20). The Medical Journal of Australia 207, 119–125 (2017). Available from: https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2017/207/3/australian-snakebite-project-2005-2015-asp-20 |
| 2021 | Poisoning | Early Years (0 – 8 years), Middle Years (9 – 14 years) | Wynn, P. M. et al. Prevention of childhood poisoning in the home: overview of systematic reviews and a systematic review of primary studies. International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion 23, 3–28 (2016). Available from: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17457300.2015.1032978 |
| 2021 | Poisoning | Whole Community | Huynh, A. et al. Patterns of poisoning exposure at different ages: the 2015 annual report of the Australian Poisons Information Centres. Med. J. Aust. 209, 74–79 (2018). Available from: https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2018/209/2/patterns-poisoning-exposure-different-ages-2015-annual-report-australian-poisons |
| 2021 | Drowning | Adults (26 - 64 years) | Leavy, J. E. et al. Recreational Drowning Prevention Interventions for Adults, 1990–2012: A Review. J. Community Health 40, 725–735 (2015). Available from: http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s10900-015-9991-6 |
| 2021 | Drowning | Early Years (0 – 8 years), Middle Years (9 – 14 years), Whole Community, Young People (15 – 25 years) | Peden, A. E., Demant, D., Hagger, M. S. & Hamilton, K. Personal, social, and environmental factors associated with lifejacket wear in adults and children: A systematic literature review. PloS One 13, e0196421–e0196421 (2018). Available from: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29718971 |
| 2021 | Drowning | Culturally and Linguistically Diverse | Pidgeon, S., Barnsley, P. & Mahony, A. A ten year study of overseas born drowning deaths 2005/06 – 2014/15. (2018). Available from: https://apo.org.au/node/193496?utm_source=APO-view&utm_medium=more-like-this&utm_campaign=resource-mlt |
| 2021 | Falls | Health Professionals, Whole Community | Department of Health, Western Australia. Fall Prevention Model of Care. (2014). Available from; https://ww2.health.wa.gov.au/~/media/Files/Corporate/general%20documents/Health%20Networks/Falls%20prevention/Falls-Prevention-Model-of-Care.pdf |