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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
2021Alcohol-related harmWhole 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).

2021Intentional self-harmAboriginal 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

2021Alcohol-related harm, Burns and Scalds, Drowning, Falls, Intentional self-harm, Poisoning, Transport, ViolenceWhole 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;
2016. Available from: https://ww2.health.wa.gov.au/Reports-and-publications/Incidence-and-costs-of-injury-in-wa

2021Intentional self-harmWhole Community

AIHW. Suicide and hospitalised self-harm in Australia: trends and analysis. (2014). Available from: http://www.aihw.gov.au/publication-detail/?id=60129549729

2021ViolenceEarly 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

2021Alcohol-related harm, FallsWhole 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/

2021Alcohol-related harmWhole 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

2021Alcohol-related harmWhole 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

2021Alcohol-related harmWhole 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

2021Alcohol-related harmWhole 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

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