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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Intentional self-harm, Poisoning, Transport, Violence | Aboriginal Communities, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse, Health Professionals | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Performance Framework – Summary Report: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare https://www.indigenoushpf.gov.au/report-overview/overview/summary-report |
| 2024 | Adults (26 - 64 years), Middle Years (9 – 14 years), Whole Community, Young People (15 – 25 years) | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare: Sports Injury in Australia https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/sports-injury/sports-injury-in-australia/contents/about | |
| 2024 | Violence | Health Professionals, Whole Community | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2024) |
| 2024 | Drowning | Whole Community | Surf Life Saving Australia. Western Australia Coastal Safety Report 2023. Available from: https://www.mybeach.com.au/coastal-safety/summer-coastal-drowning-data/ |
| 2024 | Drowning | Health Professionals, Older Adults (65 years and over), Regional / Remote Communities, Whole Community | Abercromby, M., Leavy, D. J., Nimmo, L. & Crawford, D. G. Who are the Older Adults Who Drown in Western Australia? A Cluster Analysis Using Coronial Drowning Data. International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education 13, (2020). Accessed from: https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/ijare/vol13/iss1/7 |
| 2024 | Drowning | Middle Years (9 – 14 years) | Strasiotto, L., Ellis, A., Daw, S. & Lawes, J. C. Coastal mortality burden on school holidays 2004–2021: an Australian perspective. Injury Prevention (2024) doi:10.1136/ip-2023-045064. Available from: injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/early/2024/01/17/ip-2023-045064 |
| 2024 | Intentional self-harm | Whole Community | Bandara, P. et al. Attributable risk of suicide for populations in Australia. Frontiers in Psychiatry 14, (2024). Available from: www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1285542/full |
| 2024 | Falls | Older Adults (65 years and over) | Lewis, S. R. et al. Population‐based interventions for preventing falls and fall‐related injuries in older people. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (2024) doi:10.1002/14651858.CD013789.pub2. Available from: www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD013789.pub2/full |
| 2024 | Whole Community | Isaac, F., Toukhsati, S. R., Klein, B., Di Benedetto, M. & Kennedy, G. A. Differences in Anxiety, Insomnia, and Trauma Symptoms in Wildfire Survivors from Australia, Canada, and the United States of America. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 21, 38 (2024). Available from: www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/21/1/38 | |
| 2024 | Falls | Older Adults (65 years and over) | Bliuc, D. et al. Patient Self-Assessment of Walking Ability and Fracture Risk in Older Australian Adults. JAMA Network Open 7, e2352675–e2352675 (2024). Available from: jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2814210 |