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 | Alcohol-related harm | Whole Community | Andreasson, S. et al. Alcohol and Society 2021: Alcohol and the coronavirus pandemic: individual, societal and policy perspectives. Available from: https://movendi.ngo/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Alcohol-and-the-coronavirus-pandemic_Alcohol-and-society-2021_report_en.pdf (2021). |
| 2021 | Intentional self-harm | Aboriginal Communities, Regional / Remote Communities | McHugh, C., Campbell, A., Chapman, M. & Balaratnasingam, S. Increasing Indigenous self-harm and suicide in the Kimberley: an audit of the 2005–2014 data. Med. J. Aust. 205, 33 (2016). Available from: https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2016/205/1/increasing-indigenous-self-harm-and-suicide-kimberley-audit-2005-2014-data |
| 2021 | Alcohol-related harm, Burns and Scalds, Drowning, Falls, Intentional self-harm, Poisoning, Transport, Violence | Whole Community | Hendrie D, Miller T, Randall S, Brameld K, Moorin R. Incidence and costs of injury in WA 2012. Perth: Chronic Disease Prevention Directorate Department of Health WA; |
| 2021 | Intentional self-harm | Whole Community | AIHW. Suicide and hospitalised self-harm in Australia: trends and analysis. (2014). Available from: http://www.aihw.gov.au/publication-detail/?id=60129549729 |
| 2021 | Violence | Early Years (0 – 8 years), Middle Years (9 – 14 years) | Orr, C., Fisher, C. M., Preen, D. B., Glauert, R. A. & O’Donnell, M. Exposure to family and domestic violence is associated with increased childhood hospitalisations. PLoS One San Franc. 15, e0237251 (2020). Available from: http://search.proquest.com/docview/2431200088/abstract/EADD16EE0E85436CPQ/1 |
| 2021 | Alcohol-related harm, Falls | Whole Community | Taylor B, Irving HM, Kanteres F, Room R, Borges G, Cherpitel C, et al. The more you drink, the harder you fall: A systematic review and meta-analysis of how acute alcohol consumption and injury or collision risk increase together. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2010 Jul 1;110(1–2):108–16. Available from: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20236774/ |
| 2021 | Alcohol-related harm | Whole Community | Macdonald S, Greer A, Brubacher, J.R., Cherpitel, C, Stockwell T, Zeisser C. Alcohol consumption and injury. In: Alcohol. Oxford: Oxford University Press; 2013. Available from:https://oxford.universitypressscholarship.com/view/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199655786.001.0001/acprof-9780199655786-chapter-19 |
| 2021 | Alcohol-related harm | Whole Community | Claydon C, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. National Drug Strategy Household Survey detailed report 2019. Canberra, ACT: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare; 2019. Available from: https://www.aihw.gov.au/about-our-data/our-data-collections/national-drug-strategy-household-survey/2019-ndshs |
| 2021 | Alcohol-related harm | Whole Community | Gao C, Ogeil R, Lloyd B, Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education. Alcohol’s Burden of Disease in Australia. Deakin West: Foundation for Alcohol Research & Education; 2014. Available from: https://fare.org.au/wp-content/uploads/Alcohols-burden-of-disease-in-Australia-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 |