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 | 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 | 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 | Burns and Scalds | Health Professionals, Whole Community | Department of Health, Western Australia. Burn Injury Model of Care. (2009). Available from; https://tkmu.tbzmed.ac.ir/uploads/127/CMS/user/file/815/Burn_Injury_Model_of_Care.pdf |
| 2021 | Burns and Scalds, Drowning, Falls, Poisoning, Transport | Whole Community | Kendrick, D. et al. Home safety education and provision of safety equipment for injury prevention. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (2012). Available from; https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD005014.pub3/full |
| 2021 | Burns and Scalds | Aboriginal Communities, Health Professionals | Fraser, S. et al. Burn injury models of care: A review of quality and cultural safety for care of Indigenous children. Burns (2017). Available from: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/321329149_Burn_injury_models_of_care_A_review_of_quality_and_cultural_safety_for_care_of_Indigenous_children |
| 2021 | Burns and Scalds | Aboriginal Communities, Early Years (0 – 8 years), Middle Years (9 – 14 years) | Miller, H. et al. Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australian children hospitalised for burn injuries: a population data linkage study. The Medical Journal of Australia 206, 392–397 (2017). Available from; https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2017/206/9/indigenous-and-non-indigenous-australian-children-hospitalised-burn-injuries |
| 2021 | Burns and Scalds | Whole Community | Duke, J. et al. A 26-Year Population-Based Study of Burn Injury Hospital Admissions in Western Australia: Journal of Burn Care & Research 32, 379–386 (2011). Available from; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21448072/ |
| 2021 | Falls | Older Adults (65 years and over) | Sweeney, R., Meade, R. & Visser, M. 2020 Western Australian Falls Report. (2020). Available from; https://injurymatters.org.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/08/2020WAFallsReport.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 |