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Setting: Home Safety

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
2021PoisoningEarly 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
2021PoisoningWhole 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

2021DrowningEarly 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

2021Burns and ScaldsHealth 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
2021Burns and Scalds, Drowning, Falls, Poisoning, TransportWhole 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
2021Burns and ScaldsAboriginal 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
2021Burns and ScaldsAboriginal 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
2021Burns and ScaldsWhole 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/
2021FallsOlder 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
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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