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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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YearInjury topic/sPrimary target audienceReference
2021Burns and Scalds, Drowning, Falls, Poisoning, TransportEarly Years (0 – 8 years), Middle Years (9 – 14 years)
Peck, B. & Terry, D. The Kids Are Alright: Outcome of a Safety Programme for Addressing Childhood Injury in Australia. European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education 11, 546–556 (2021). Access from: https://www.mdpi.com/2254-9625/11/2/39/htm 
2021Intentional self-harmWhole Community
Bhoyroo, R. et al. Life in a time of COVID: a mixed method study of the changes in lifestyle, mental and psychosocial health during and after lockdown in Western Australians. BMC Public Health 21, 1947 (2021). Access from: https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-021-11971-7
2021FallsWhole Community
Buzzacott, P. et al. Fall from standing height, or greater, and mortality among ambulance-transported patients with major trauma from falls. Australasian Journal of Paramedicine 18, (2021). Access from: https://ajp.paramedics.org/index.php/ajp/article/view/904
2021FallsOlder Adults (65 years and over)
Iuliano, S. et al. Effect of dietary sources of calcium and protein on hip fractures and falls in older adults in residential care: cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ 375, n2364 (2021). Access from: https://www.bmj.com/content/375/bmj.n2364
2021Alcohol-related harmYoung People (15 – 25 years)
Slade, T. et al. The long-term effectiveness of universal, selective and combined prevention for alcohol use during adolescence: 36-month outcomes from a cluster randomized controlled trial. Addiction 116, 514–524 (2021). Access from:
2021Intentional self-harmWhole Community
Duncan, A. et al. Stronger Together: Loneliness and social connectedness in Australia. https://bcec.edu.au/publications/stronger-together-loneliness-and-social-connectedness-in-australia/ (2021).
2021Alcohol-related harm, Burns and Scalds, Drowning, Falls, Intentional self-harm, Poisoning, Transport, ViolenceAboriginal 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).
2021Alcohol-related harm, Burns and Scalds, Drowning, Falls, Intentional self-harm, Poisoning, Transport, ViolenceWhole 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).
2021ViolenceWhole 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
2021FallsOlder 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

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