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 | Transport | Whole Community | Clough, R. A., Platt, E., Cole, E., Wilson, M. & Aylwin, C. Major trauma among E-Scooter and bicycle users: a nationwide cohort study. Injury Prevention 29, 121–125 (2023). Available from: https://injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/29/2/121 |
| 2023 | Alcohol-related harm | Whole Community | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Alcohol-related injury: hospitalisations and deaths, 2019–20. https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/injury/alcohol-related-injuries-2019-20/contents/about (2023). |
| 2023 | Violence | Whole Community | Australian Bureau of Statistics. 2021-22 Personal Safety Survey. https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/crime-and-justice/personal-safety-australia/latest-release (2023). |
| 2023 | Alcohol-related harm, Intentional self-harm, Poisoning, Transport | Aboriginal Communities | Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet. Overview of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health status, 2022. https://healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/healthinfonet/getContent.php?linkid=691979&title=Overview+of+Aboriginal+and+Torres+Strait+Islander+health+status+2022&contentid=46464_1 (2023). |
| 2023 | Falls | Older Adults (65 years and over) | Clemson, L. et al. Environmental interventions for preventing falls in older people living in the community. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (2023) doi:10.1002/14651858.CD013258.pub2. Available from: https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD013258.pub2/full |
| 2023 | Falls | Aboriginal Communities | Gidgup, M. J. R. et al. Barriers and Enablers to Older Indigenous People Engaging in Physical Activity-A Qualitative Systematic Review. J Aging Phys Act 30, 340–352 (2022). Available from: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34407505/ |
| 2023 | Falls | Aboriginal Communities | Gidgup, M. J. R. et al. Connecting and reconnecting to a community, with a sense of belonging – Exploring Aboriginal Elders’ perspectives of engaging in a physical activity program. Health Promotion Journal of Australia 33, 138–149 (2022). Available from: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/hpja.582 |
| 2023 | Drowning | Whole Community | Pickles, K. & Pidgeon, S. Summer drowning report 2022/23: An investigation into drowning deaths in Australia between 1 December 2022 and 28 February 2023. https://www.royallifesaving.com.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/72752/RLS_SummerDrowningTollReport2023_Spg.pdf (2023). |
| 2023 | Alcohol-related harm, Burns and Scalds, Drowning, Falls, Intentional self-harm, Poisoning, Transport, Violence | Whole Community | Epidemiology Directorate. The Burden of Disease in Western Australia 2018. https://www.health.wa.gov.au/~/media/Corp/Documents/Reports-and-publications/Burden-of-disease/WA-Burden-of-Disease-Report-2018.pdf (2023). |
| 2023 | Transport | Whole Community | Road Safety Commission. Western Australia Road Fatalities 2022. https://www.wa.gov.au/system/files/2023-03/Western%20Australian%20Road%20Fatalities%202022.pdf (2023). |