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 | Intentional self-harm | Early Years (0 – 8 years), Middle Years (9 – 14 years), Young People (15 – 25 years) | Haag, A.-C. et al. Preventive intervention for trauma reactions in young injured children: results of a multi-site randomised controlled trial. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 61, 988–997 (2020). Available from: https://acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/ |
| 2021 | Violence | Whole 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 |
| 2021 | Alcohol-related harm | Young People (15 – 25 years) | Greenwood, C. J. et al. Psychosocial predictors of binge-drinking residual harm in adolescence and young adulthood: findings from the Australian Temperament Project. Drug and alcohol dependence 226, e108864 (2021). Access from: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14635240.2020.1759441 |
| 2021 | Drowning | Whole Community | Royal Life Saving Society Australia. Royal Life Saving National Drowning Report (2020). Available from: https://royallifesavingwa.com.au/-/media/files/rlsswa/research-and-reports/drowning-reports/rls_nationaldrowningreport2020lr-final.pdf?la=en&hash=05C43E8C4FE06071D674CE8887855F3BF2BC42D0 |
| 2021 | Poisoning | Whole Community | North Metropolitan Health Service. Western Australian Poisons Information Centre Annual Report 2018. https://www.scgh.health.wa.gov.au/Our%20Services/Service%20directory/~/media/C4F4785903EF491A9846217DCC8EADE3.ashx (2019). |
| 2021 | Burns and Scalds, Drowning, Falls, Intentional self-harm, Poisoning | Early Years (0 – 8 years), Middle Years (9 – 14 years), Young People (15 – 25 years) | Varghese, A. M., Jamieson, K., McKenna & Skarin, D. Kidsafe WA Childhood Injury Report:Playground Injuries. https://www.kidsafewa.com.au/download/playground-injury-research-report/?wpdmdl=3746&refresh=60fe1644889ce1627264580 (2021). |
| 2021 | Transport | Early 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). |
| 2021 | Intentional self-harm | Early 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). |
| 2021 | Alcohol-related harm | Whole 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). |
| 2021 | Alcohol-related harm, Intentional self-harm | Whole Community | Bagge CL, Lee H-J, Schumacher JA, Gratz KL, Krull JL, Holloman G. Alcohol as an Acute Risk Factor for Recent Suicide Attempts: A Case-Crossover Analysis. J Stud Alcohol Drugs. 2013 Jul 1;74(4):552–8. Available from: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23739018/ |