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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Falls | Whole Community | East Metropolitan Health Service. An overview of major fall admissions to Royal Perth Hospital. https://www.injurymatters.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/RPH-Report-Falls2023.pdf (2023). |
| 2023 | Burns and Scalds, Drowning, Falls, Intentional self-harm, Poisoning, Transport, Violence | Early Years (0 – 8 years), Middle Years (9 – 14 years) | Christmas, O., McKenna, J. & Skarin, D. Kidsafe WA Childhood Injury Bulletin: Injuries Occurring in Winter. (2023). Available from: https://www.kidsafewa.com.au/professionals/wa-childhood-injury-bulletins-reports/ |
| 2023 | Falls | Early Years (0 – 8 years), Middle Years (9 – 14 years) | McKenna, J., Antero, L. & Sharin, D. Kidsafe WA Childhood Injury Bulletin: Furniture Tip-over Injuries. (2023). Available from: https://www.kidsafewa.com.au/professionals/wa-childhood-injury-bulletins-reports/ |
| 2023 | Drowning, Falls, Poisoning, Transport | Early Years (0 – 8 years), Middle Years (9 – 14 years) | Jamieson, K., Deltel, E. & Sharin, D. Kidsafe WA Childhood Injury Report: Farm Injures. (2023). Available from: https://www.kidsafewa.com.au/professionals/wa-childhood-injury-bulletins-reports/ |
| 2023 | Transport | Whole Community | Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts. Road Trauma Australia 2022 statistical summary. https://www.bitre.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/road_trauma_2022.pdf (2023). |
| 2023 | Alcohol-related harm, Burns and Scalds, Drowning, Falls, Intentional self-harm, Poisoning, Transport, Violence | Adults (26 - 64 years), Early Years (0 – 8 years), Middle Years (9 – 14 years), Older Adults (65 years and over) | Epidemiology Directorate, Western Australia Department of Health. Health and Wellbeing of Adults in Western Australia 2021. https://www.health.wa.gov.au/~/media/Corp/Documents/Reports-and-publications/Population-surveys/Health-and-Wellbeing-of-Adults-in-WA-2021.pdf (2022). |
| 2023 | Intentional self-harm | Aboriginal Communities | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Performance Framework: Summary report 2023. (2023). Available from: https://www.indigenoushpf.gov.au/report-overview/overview/summary-report |
| 2023 | Alcohol-related harm, Falls | Older Adults (65 years and over) | Government of Western Australia, Department of Communities. An Age-Friendly WA: State Seniors Strategy 2023 – 2033. (2023). Available from: https://www.wa.gov.au/system/files/2023-05/seniors-strategy_0.pdf |
| 2023 | Poisoning | Whole Community | WA Poisons Information Centre. Western Austrlaian Poisons Information Centre Annual Report 2022. Available from: https://www.scgh.health.wa.gov.au/~/media/HSPs/NMHS/Hospitals/SCGH/Documents/Services/Poisons/WA-Poisons-Information-Centre-Annual-Report-2022.pdf |
| 2023 | Falls | Whole Community | Australian Insitute of Health and Welfare. National sports injury data strategy. (2023). Available from: https://www.aihw.gov.au/news-media/media-releases/2021/february/national-sports-injury-data-strategy#:~:text=The%20National%20sports%20injury%20data,could%20be%20developed%20and%20operate. |