This briefing covers hospitalised injury to children and young people on farms during the period 2000-01 to 2004-05. It focuses on the injury experiences of four age groups: 0-4 years, 5-9 years, 10-14 years, and 15-19 years.

This report presents national statistics on injuries that resulted in admission to hospitals in Australia. It includes cases discharged during the year to 30 June 2004. The report has been designed to complement Injury deaths, Australia 2003/04. Falls, transport-related injury, intentional self-harm and assault are common causes of hospitalised injury in the Australian community. Injuries due to these and other causes are described, in terms of case numbers and rates, by age and sex, remoteness of usual residence, length of stay in hospital, external causes of injury, and other characteristics. The report will be relevant to anyone interested in gaining an insight into patterns of injury morbidity and the burden it imposes on the Australian community.

This report describes injury mortality in Australia during 2003-04. It includes information about the major causes of injury such as transport-related deaths, suicide and accidental falls. The data provided in relation to each cause include age and sex, state and territory differences, remoteness of residence, trends over time, and other associated factors. The report will be relevant to anyone interested in gaining an insight into patterns of injury mortality and the burden it imposes on the Australian community.

Falls are the most common cause of injuries leading children to be admitted to hospital. Falls occurring in playgrounds in the 0*14 years age group resulted in 12,091 hospitalisation cases from July 2002*June 2004.Of the several types of playground equipment able to be distinguished, climbing apparatus and trampolines stand out in term of case numbers. Fractures were the largest injury type (85.2% of cases).

Poisoning, or concern over the possibility of poisoning, is a common reason for admitting young children to hospital in Australia. Most of the episodes are brief, with children being discharged home. This is a condition of toddlers when most babies become mobile, peaking in the second year of life for cases involving non-pharmaceutical substances, and the following year for those involving pharmaceuticals. While the great majority of these cases come to nothing or resolve quickly and completely, a few are more serious: 35 children remained in hospital for more than a week, and five died in hospital. Child-resistant packaging is an important risk reduction technique for this type of injury.

This report describes injury mortality in Australia during 2002. It includes information about the major causes of injury such as transport-related deaths, suicide and accidental falls. The data provided in relation to each cause include age and sex, State and Territory differences, trends over time, and other associated factors. The report will be relevant to anyone interested in gaining an insight into patterns of injury mortality and the burden it imposes on the Australian community.

The most common agent of poisoning amongst preschoolers admitted to hospital in Australia was the group of aromatic analgesics including paracetamol. However, the more important agents, in terms of health burden, were anticoagulant medications, tranquillisers, barbiturates and antipsychotic and neuroepileptic medications. Thankfully, very few preschoolers die from medicinal poisoning in Australia. The low severity of medicinal poisoning's could reflect the effectiveness of the legislative controls on the availability of poisons in Australia. The hospitalisation rate of preschoolers from medicinal poisoning was higher in rural and remote areas than in urban areas. This result does not seem to reflect differential hospital admission practices, because there were no significant differences in the length of stay distributions by area. It is likely to reflect a higher incidence of poisoning in rural and remote areas.

This is a statistical report on fall-related injury among children aged 0–14 years. It describes the epidemiology of childhood falls resulting in death and hospital admission, as well as the profile of cases seen at emergency departments in a large number of Victorian hospitals. The report discusses the strengths and weaknesses of the three data sources used in regard to injury surveillance of fall-related injury among children. It also highlights the impact of the transition to ICD-10(-AM). It will be relevant to those interested in childhood injury, including community practitioners, health planners and administrators, academic researchers and the public.

Poisoning of children aged 0-4 years (preschoolers) from nonmedicinal substances is very rarely a cause of death in Australia. Although poisoning from such substances is a common cause of admission to hospital for this age group, few cases require any surgical or other procedures and length of stay is almost always very short. This suggests that a high proportion of cases are admitted for observation following suspected ingestion of a harmful substance, rather than because of evidence of toxic effects. The incidence rate of poisoning of preschoolers from nonmedicinal substances, based on hospitalisations, was higher in the country than in the city, particularly from rodenticides and 'other plants', but also from detergents, shampoos, other cleaning and polishing agent, petrol, solvents, organophosphate insecticides, and corrosive and caustic substances. This is the first time that such differentials have been reported in the medical literature. Rodenticide poisoning's are discussed in some detail as they are common and potentially severe.

Published in 1997, this bulletin seeks to document the major interventions that were put in place from 1979 to 1996 and to detail the trends in child injury patterns over that period. It is apparent that injury patterns among children have changed. The available data is used to consider possible priorities for further work.

This report presents national statistics on serious injury due to land transport accidents that resulted in admission to hospital in Australia during the one-year period 2005-06. It focuses on road vehicle traffic crashes in particular, and examines variables such as mode of transport, gender, age group and remoteness from an urban centre.

This report presents national statistics on serious injury due to transport accidents that resulted in admission to hospital in Australia during the one-year period 2005-06. It examines variables such as mode of transport, gender and age group.

This briefing covers hospitalised injury to children and young people on farms during the period 2000-01 to 2004-05. It focuses on the injury experiences of four age groups: 0-4 years, 5-9 years, 10-14 years, and 15-19 years.

This report presents national statistics on injuries that resulted in admission to hospitals in Australia. It includes cases discharged during the year to 30 June 2004. The report has been designed to complement Injury deaths, Australia 2003/04. Falls, transport-related injury, intentional self-harm and assault are common causes of hospitalised injury in the Australian community. Injuries due to these and other causes are described, in terms of case numbers and rates, by age and sex, remoteness of usual residence, length of stay in hospital, external causes of injury, and other characteristics. The report will be relevant to anyone interested in gaining an insight into patterns of injury morbidity and the burden it imposes on the Australian community.

This report describes injury mortality in Australia during 2003-04. It includes information about the major causes of injury such as transport-related deaths, suicide and accidental falls. The data provided in relation to each cause include age and sex, state and territory differences, remoteness of residence, trends over time, and other associated factors. The report will be relevant to anyone interested in gaining an insight into patterns of injury mortality and the burden it imposes on the Australian community.

This report describes injury mortality in Australia during 2002. It includes information about the major causes of injury such as transport-related deaths, suicide and accidental falls. The data provided in relation to each cause include age and sex, State and Territory differences, trends over time, and other associated factors. The report will be relevant to anyone interested in gaining an insight into patterns of injury mortality and the burden it imposes on the Australian community.

This report aims to describe what is known about the occurrence of alcohol related injury (ARI) in young males; to outline current knowledge about reducing ARI in young males; to highlight important gaps in the data; and to indicate ways forward.

A statistical assessment of injury and its causes among young men in Australia, based on data available in 1995.

This report presents national statistics on injuries that resulted in admission to hospitals in Australia. It includes cases discharged during the year to 30 June 2004. The report has been designed to complement Injury deaths, Australia 2003/04. Falls, transport-related injury, intentional self-harm and assault are common causes of hospitalised injury in the Australian community. Injuries due to these and other causes are described, in terms of case numbers and rates, by age and sex, remoteness of usual residence, length of stay in hospital, external causes of injury, and other characteristics. The report will be relevant to anyone interested in gaining an insight into patterns of injury morbidity and the burden it imposes on the Australian community.

This report describes injury mortality in Australia during 2003-04. It includes information about the major causes of injury such as transport-related deaths, suicide and accidental falls. The data provided in relation to each cause include age and sex, state and territory differences, remoteness of residence, trends over time, and other associated factors. The report will be relevant to anyone interested in gaining an insight into patterns of injury mortality and the burden it imposes on the Australian community.

This report describes injury mortality in Australia during 2002. It includes information about the major causes of injury such as transport-related deaths, suicide and accidental falls. The data provided in relation to each cause include age and sex, State and Territory differences, trends over time, and other associated factors. The report will be relevant to anyone interested in gaining an insight into patterns of injury mortality and the burden it imposes on the Australian community.

This report examines Australian hospital data pertaining to fall injuries in people aged 65 and older in 2003-04. The number of fall events resulting in hospitalisation due to injury for older Australians remains high and the rate of fall-related injury incidents is particularly high for the oldest group within this population. Women are at greatest risk of fall-related injury. Fall incidents most commonly result in a fracture and hip fractures are particularly frequent. This report also highlights that a substantial proportion of fall-related injuries are injuries to the head, which may require more specifically-targeted prevention interventions. Multiple hospital separations due to a single fall incident substantially add to the burden of disease for older Australians. Separations principally involving follow-up care, rehabilitation and other fall-related conditions contributed 136% more bed-days than those occupied due to initial episodes due to fall injury incidents and brought the total number of fall-related hospital bed-days for people aged 65 and older in 2003-04 to over 1.2 million. The estimated total cost for fall-related acute care in Australian hospitals for people aged 65 and older in 2003-04 was $566.0 million. This represents a substantial proportion of the burden of disease and health expenditure for this population and suggests that the lifetime cost of falls in older people may be substantially higher than has been previously calculated.

The ageing of the Australian population has enlarged the population at high risk of fall-related injury and population projections imply substantial increase in years to come. A large proportion of Australia’s older population were born overseas and changing migration patterns following the Second World War have resulted in an older population which is becoming highly culturally and linguistically diverse. This report examines fall-related hospitalisations for people aged 65 and older for the years 2000-03 according to country of birth and place of usual residence.

This report presents national statistics on injuries that resulted in admission to hospitals in Australia. It includes cases discharged during the year to 30 June 2004. The report has been designed to complement Injury deaths, Australia 2003/04. Falls, transport-related injury, intentional self-harm and assault are common causes of hospitalised injury in the Australian community. Injuries due to these and other causes are described, in terms of case numbers and rates, by age and sex, remoteness of usual residence, length of stay in hospital, external causes of injury, and other characteristics. The report will be relevant to anyone interested in gaining an insight into patterns of injury morbidity and the burden it imposes on the Australian community.

This report describes injury mortality in Australia during 2003-04. It includes information about the major causes of injury such as transport-related deaths, suicide and accidental falls. The data provided in relation to each cause include age and sex, state and territory differences, remoteness of residence, trends over time, and other associated factors. The report will be relevant to anyone interested in gaining an insight into patterns of injury mortality and the burden it imposes on the Australian community.

This report describes injury mortality in Australia during 2002. It includes information about the major causes of injury such as transport-related deaths, suicide and accidental falls. The data provided in relation to each cause include age and sex, State and Territory differences, trends over time, and other associated factors. The report will be relevant to anyone interested in gaining an insight into patterns of injury mortality and the burden it imposes on the Australian community.

A surveillance report on injuries due to falls in Australian elderly people. It uses deaths and hospitalisation data and provides information on case numbers, rates and trends.

This report looks at the death and serious injury of Indigenous persons in Australia due to transport accidents in the five-year period 1999–00 to 2003–04. It focuses on the four jurisdictions of the Northern Territory, Western Australia, South Australia and Queensland and examines variables such as mode of transport, gender, age group and remoteness from an urban centre.

This report presents national statistics on injuries that resulted in admission to hospitals in Australia. It includes cases discharged during the year to 30 June 2004. The report has been designed to complement Injury deaths, Australia 2003/04. Falls, transport-related injury, intentional self-harm and assault are common causes of hospitalised injury in the Australian community. Injuries due to these and other causes are described, in terms of case numbers and rates, by age and sex, remoteness of usual residence, length of stay in hospital, external causes of injury, and other characteristics. The report will be relevant to anyone interested in gaining an insight into patterns of injury morbidity and the burden it imposes on the Australian community.

This report describes injury mortality in Australia during 2003-04. It includes information about the major causes of injury such as transport-related deaths, suicide and accidental falls. The data provided in relation to each cause include age and sex, state and territory differences, remoteness of residence, trends over time, and other associated factors. The report will be relevant to anyone interested in gaining an insight into patterns of injury mortality and the burden it imposes on the Australian community.

This is a technical report on Australian hospital separations due to injury and poisoning for 2000-01 and 2001-02, focussing on cases identified as being Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons. It follows on from a previous report (Helps & Harrison 2004), examining patterns of injury mortality for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The report focuses on a region consisting of grouped jurisdictions of better quality of Indigenous ascertainment in hospital separations data (SA, WA, NT, Qld). Injury hospital admissions have been examined to determine relationships with remoteness of place of usual residence and types of external cause of injury, and age and sex.

This report describes injury mortality in Australia during 2002. It includes information about the major causes of injury such as transport-related deaths, suicide and accidental falls. The data provided in relation to each cause include age and sex, State and Territory differences, trends over time, and other associated factors. The report will be relevant to anyone interested in gaining an insight into patterns of injury mortality and the burden it imposes on the Australian community.

This report describes Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mortality for 1997-2000, with comparisons to non-Indigenous mortality for the same period. Data is presented for two reporting regions, with jurisdictions grouped according to completeness of death and population data. Total external causes and major selected external causes are reported by age, sex, Indigenous status, and remoteness of place of usual residence. Overall, injury death rates were higher for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and rates were generally higher for residents of remote areas.

Despite limitations it is clear that injury mortality and morbidity rates are several times higher for Indigenous Australians than for other Australians. This report is a survey and assessment of information sources which are being used to inform or support prevention of injury in the Indigenous population, and to sources which could be used for this purpose. The findings of this survey are used as the basis for discussion and conclusions concerning directions for development of information sources.

This is a statistical report on suicide and hospitalised self harm in Australia. It provides the latest data available including data on age and sex distribution and methods used, and presents trends for suicide deaths. The report also includes information on suicide amongst Indigenous Australians and describes the shortcomings of the data and the implications for interpreting the data. It will be relevant to those interested in data on suicide or those working in the field, including community practitioners, health planners and administrators, academic researchers and the public.

An assessment of the availability and quality of data on injury among Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, as at 1996.

This report presents national statistics on injuries that resulted in admission to hospitals in Australia. It includes cases discharged during the year to 30 June 2004. The report has been designed to complement Injury deaths, Australia 2003/04. Falls, transport-related injury, intentional self-harm and assault are common causes of hospitalised injury in the Australian community. Injuries due to these and other causes are described, in terms of case numbers and rates, by age and sex, remoteness of usual residence, length of stay in hospital, external causes of injury, and other characteristics. The report will be relevant to anyone interested in gaining an insight into patterns of injury morbidity and the burden it imposes on the Australian community.

This report describes injury mortality in Australia during 2003-04. It includes information about the major causes of injury such as transport-related deaths, suicide and accidental falls. The data provided in relation to each cause include age and sex, state and territory differences, remoteness of residence, trends over time, and other associated factors. The report will be relevant to anyone interested in gaining an insight into patterns of injury mortality and the burden it imposes on the Australian community.

Little is known regarding the alcohol consumption patterns of the Australian workforce and the impact these patterns have on workplace safety, workplace productivity, and worker well-being. This report addresses this lack of knowledge and represents one of the most comprehensive examinations of the role of alcohol in the Australian workplace undertaken to date. Current data and research literature is examined to provide a comprehensive overview of the relationship between the workplace and alcohol use, the alcohol consumption patterns of the Australian workforce, and evidence of the extent of alcohol-related injury in the workplace. A focus was placed on the concept of workplace culture, which allows for innovative, broader and more flexible approaches to work-related alcohol use. The contents of this report provide an essential building block upon which to develop relevant policies and interventions related to workplace alcohol consumption.

This report describes injury mortality in Australia during 2002. It includes information about the major causes of injury such as transport-related deaths, suicide and accidental falls. The data provided in relation to each cause include age and sex, State and Territory differences, trends over time, and other associated factors. The report will be relevant to anyone interested in gaining an insight into patterns of injury mortality and the burden it imposes on the Australian community.

Alcohol is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in Australia, with an estimated 3,290 deaths in 1997 and 72,302 hospit alisations in 1996-97 attributable to high-risk drinking according to the National Alcohol Indicators bulletin number 1 (Chik ritzhs, Jonas et al. 1999).

An objective of the Plan for Action 2001 to 2003-04 of the National Alcohol Strategy is to reduce injuries and fatalities in the aquatic environment (Department of Health and Aged Care 2001).

This report was prepared in response to an invitation to examine the role of alcohol in drowning and other types of injury associated with recreational aquatic activities. The purpose of this report is to collate available information, including n ew sources, to support priority setting and policy formulation. The report specifically aimed to provide:

• A statistical description of the burden of alcohol-related drowning and near-drowning in Australia based on an attributab le fractions method and published estimated fractions
• Analysis of National Coroners Information System (NCIS) data on the involvement of alcohol in drowning deaths and deaths associated with recreational boating (whether by drowning or not).
• An assessment of the potential value and feasibility of collecting data on alcohol-relatedness as part of emergency depar tment surveillance of drowning and near-drowning cases.
• A review of literature concerning alcohol as a risk factor for drowning, near- drowning and other serious injury sustaine d during swimming and other water-related activities, particularly including recreational aquatic activity; and interventions against these risks.

This report aims to describe what is known about the occurrence of alcohol related injury (ARI) in young males; to outline current knowledge about reducing ARI in young males; to highlight important gaps in the data; and to indicate ways forward.

This report presents national statistics on injuries that resulted in admission to hospitals in Australia. It includes cases discharged during the year to 30 June 2004. The report has been designed to complement Injury deaths, Australia 2003/04. Falls, transport-related injury, intentional self-harm and assault are common causes of hospitalised injury in the Australian community. Injuries due to these and other causes are described, in terms of case numbers and rates, by age and sex, remoteness of usual residence, length of stay in hospital, external causes of injury, and other characteristics. The report will be relevant to anyone interested in gaining an insight into patterns of injury morbidity and the burden it imposes on the Australian community.

This report describes injury mortality in Australia during 2003-04. It includes information about the major causes of injury such as transport-related deaths, suicide and accidental falls. The data provided in relation to each cause include age and sex, state and territory differences, remoteness of residence, trends over time, and other associated factors. The report will be relevant to anyone interested in gaining an insight into patterns of injury mortality and the burden it imposes on the Australian community.

This report on dog-related injury is the second in a new series of statistical reports from the National Injury Surveillance Unit. Under the title NISU Briefing, these reports are designed to be short, accessible and focused on a specific topic. They will be released primarily in electronic form. The NISU Briefing on dog-related injury uses deaths and hospitalisations data for Australia to examine patterns of injury from dog bites and other types of dog-related attacks.

This report describes injury mortality in Australia during 2002. It includes information about the major causes of injury such as transport-related deaths, suicide and accidental falls. The data provided in relation to each cause include age and sex, State and Territory differences, trends over time, and other associated factors. The report will be relevant to anyone interested in gaining an insight into patterns of injury mortality and the burden it imposes on the Australian community.

Statistical information and data issues on horse-related injuries in Australia

This report presents national statistics on injuries that resulted in admission to hospitals in Australia. It includes cases discharged during the year to 30 June 2004. The report has been designed to complement Injury deaths, Australia 2003/04. Falls, transport-related injury, intentional self-harm and assault are common causes of hospitalised injury in the Australian community. Injuries due to these and other causes are described, in terms of case numbers and rates, by age and sex, remoteness of usual residence, length of stay in hospital, external causes of injury, and other characteristics. The report will be relevant to anyone interested in gaining an insight into patterns of injury morbidity and the burden it imposes on the Australian community.

This report describes injury mortality in Australia during 2003-04. It includes information about the major causes of injury such as transport-related deaths, suicide and accidental falls. The data provided in relation to each cause include age and sex, state and territory differences, remoteness of residence, trends over time, and other associated factors. The report will be relevant to anyone interested in gaining an insight into patterns of injury mortality and the burden it imposes on the Australian community.

This report presents national statistics on injuries that resulted in admission to hospitals in Australia. It includes cases discharged during the year to 30 June 2002. The report has been designed to complement Injury Deaths, Australia 2002. Falls, transport-related injury, intentional self-harm and assault are common causes of hospitalised injury in the Australian community. Injuries due to these and other causes are described, in terms of case numbers and rates, by age and sex, remoteness of usual residence, length of stay in hospital, external causes of injury, and other characteristics. The report will be relevant to anyone interested in gaining an insight into patterns of injury morbidity and the burden it imposes on the Australian community.

This report describes injury mortality in Australia during 1999. It includes information about the major causes of injury such as transport-related deaths, suicide and accidental falls. The data provided in relation to each cause include age and sex, State and Territory differences, trends over time, and other associated factors. It also examines, in detail, the implications of the transition from Version 9 to Version 10 of the International Classification of Diseases. The report will be relevant to anyone interested in gaining an insight into patterns of injury mortality and the burden it imposes on the Australian community.

This report describes injury mortality in Australia during 2002. It includes information about the major causes of injury such as transport-related deaths, suicide and accidental falls. The data provided in relation to each cause include age and sex, State and Territory differences, trends over time, and other associated factors. The report will be relevant to anyone interested in gaining an insight into patterns of injury mortality and the burden it imposes on the Australian community.

This report presents national statistics on injuries that resulted in admission to hospitals in Australia. It includes cases discharged during the year to 30 June 2004. The report has been designed to complement Injury deaths, Australia 2003/04. Falls, transport-related injury, intentional self-harm and assault are common causes of hospitalised injury in the Australian community. Injuries due to these and other causes are described, in terms of case numbers and rates, by age and sex, remoteness of usual residence, length of stay in hospital, external causes of injury, and other characteristics. The report will be relevant to anyone interested in gaining an insight into patterns of injury morbidity and the burden it imposes on the Australian community.

This report describes injury mortality in Australia during 2003-04. It includes information about the major causes of injury such as transport-related deaths, suicide and accidental falls. The data provided in relation to each cause include age and sex, state and territory differences, remoteness of residence, trends over time, and other associated factors. The report will be relevant to anyone interested in gaining an insight into patterns of injury mortality and the burden it imposes on the Australian community.

This report describes injury mortality in Australia during 2002. It includes information about the major causes of injury such as transport-related deaths, suicide and accidental falls. The data provided in relation to each cause include age and sex, State and Territory differences, trends over time, and other associated factors. The report will be relevant to anyone interested in gaining an insight into patterns of injury mortality and the burden it imposes on the Australian community.

This report examines the incidence of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in Australia in 1997-98, based on hospital separation data. It shows that TBI accounted for 7 per cent of all injury hospital separations. It also includes data on the age-s tandardised rate of TBI and the main causes of TBI among different age groups (t he male rate was higher than the female rate in most age groups). Statistically significant state rate differences were recorded overall, but not among very severe cases. A recent decline in th erate of TBI was also noted but requires further assessment.

This report outlines a range of issues that affect the availability, qualiry and utilisation of data on Tramatic Brain Injury (TBI). It is intended that the report be used to facilitate discussion about the needs and opportunities for improved information on TBI. The report is focussed mainly on assessment of the 'incidence' of TBI ie. the number of new acute cases in th epopulation over a period of time. Based on a review of published literature on this topic, and an assessment of existing data systems, seven recommendations were made about needed data improvements. For example, it was recommended that a standard definition of TBI (ie. the CDC/WHO definition) be utilised to improve the comparability of studies of TBI. Comments are invited on the recommendations presented in the report.

This Briefing provides an overview of hospitalisations and deaths occurring as a result of electrical injury or exposure to lightning. Serious electrical injuries are relatively infrequent and injuries occurring as a result of lightning are extremely rare events. Over the two year period 2002–03 to 2003–04 only 1,493 people were hospitalised as a result of an electrical injury at an age-adjusted rate of 3.78 cases per 100,000 population. Deaths occurring as a result of electrical injury or lightning are even rarer with 162 cases in the four years examined (2001–04).

This report presents national statistics on injuries that resulted in admission to hospitals in Australia. It includes cases discharged during the year to 30 June 2004. The report has been designed to complement Injury deaths, Australia 2003/04. Falls, transport-related injury, intentional self-harm and assault are common causes of hospitalised injury in the Australian community. Injuries due to these and other causes are described, in terms of case numbers and rates, by age and sex, remoteness of usual residence, length of stay in hospital, external causes of injury, and other characteristics. The report will be relevant to anyone interested in gaining an insight into patterns of injury morbidity and the burden it imposes on the Australian community.

This report describes injury mortality in Australia during 2003-04. It includes information about the major causes of injury such as transport-related deaths, suicide and accidental falls. The data provided in relation to each cause include age and sex, state and territory differences, remoteness of residence, trends over time, and other associated factors. The report will be relevant to anyone interested in gaining an insight into patterns of injury mortality and the burden it imposes on the Australian community.

This briefing describes hospitalised burn injuries in Australia during the five years to 30 June 2004. It focuses on the external causes of injury, considering several population groups at special risk of this type of injury. A succinct literature review relates the data findings to other research, and considers burns first-aid.

This report describes injury mortality in Australia during 2002. It includes information about the major causes of injury such as transport-related deaths, suicide and accidental falls. The data provided in relation to each cause include age and sex, State and Territory differences, trends over time, and other associated factors. The report will be relevant to anyone interested in gaining an insight into patterns of injury mortality and the burden it imposes on the Australian community.

This report presents the findings of an investigation of the needs and opportunities for improved surveillance of burns in Australia. An assessment of available data revealed limitations in fulfilling information needs. Through a process of national consultation sith Burn Units, a model for an improved national data system was determined. The Australian and New Zealand Burns Association decided to proceed to develop the improved data system based on a common minimum data set provided by the AIHW National Injury Surveillance Unit (NISU) of the Flinders University Research Centre for Injury Studies. The database will be managed by the AIHW NISU

The main object of this report was to prepare a submission to the National Centre for Classification in Health (NCCH) for amendments to chapters XIX and XX for the fifth edition of the Australian modification of the tenth revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-10-AM). Amendments were based on a review of patterns of use of existing categories, injury surveillance experience and comparison with other relevant classifications. Feedback was also sought from other injury surveillance personnel. Although originally prepared for the fifth edition of ICD-10-AM, this report may potentially serve as a basis for subsequent submissions to the NCCH for amendments for future editions of this classification.

This document was written to assist in the identification of priority injury issues for the next National Injury Prevention Plan in Australia. The document provides a discussion of injury priority setting in a global context by reviewing the public health approach to injury prevention and in a local context by identifying a developmental approach to injury prevention within Australia. Each of the proposed priority injury areas is discussed with respect to monitoring and maintenance of successes, defining and measuring severity, equity issues and partnership development. The document will be relevant to those interested in priority setting in a health arena, health and policy planners, health administrators, researchers and the public.

This report presents national statistics on deaths and hospitalisations due to drowning for the five-year period 1999-00 to 2003-04. Drowning occurs in a number of settings and contexts: in bodies of natural water, in swimming pools and bathtubs, in association with watercraft and as the result of intentional self-harm. Drownings resulting in death and hospitalisation are described in relation to these in terms of case numbers and rates, by age and sex, remoteness of usual residence, length of tay in hospital, and other characteristics. This report will be relevant to anyone interested in gaining an insight into patterns of fatal and non-fatal drowning and the burden they impose on the Australian community.

This report looks at the death and serious injury of Indigenous persons in Australia due to transport accidents in the five-year period 1999–00 to 2003–04. It focuses on the four jurisdictions of the Northern Territory, Western Australia, South Australia and Queensland and examines variables such as mode of transport, gender, age group and remoteness from an urban centre.

This Briefing provides an overview of hospitalisations and deaths occurring as a result of electrical injury or exposure to lightning. Serious electrical injuries are relatively infrequent and injuries occurring as a result of lightning are extremely rare events. Over the two year period 2002–03 to 2003–04 only 1,493 people were hospitalised as a result of an electrical injury at an age-adjusted rate of 3.78 cases per 100,000 population. Deaths occurring as a result of electrical injury or lightning are even rarer with 162 cases in the four years examined (2001–04).

This report describes injury mortality in Australia during 2003-04. It includes information about the major causes of injury such as transport-related deaths, suicide and accidental falls. The data provided in relation to each cause include age and sex, state and territory differences, remoteness of residence, trends over time, and other associated factors. The report will be relevant to anyone interested in gaining an insight into patterns of injury mortality and the burden it imposes on the Australian community.

This report describes injury mortality in Australia during 1999. It includes information about the major causes of injury such as transport-related deaths, suicide and accidental falls. The data provided in relation to each cause include age and sex, State and Territory differences, trends over time, and other associated factors. It also examines, in detail, the implications of the transition from Version 9 to Version 10 of the International Classification of Diseases. The report will be relevant to anyone interested in gaining an insight into patterns of injury mortality and the burden it imposes on the Australian community.

Firearms have been a major cause of death over the years. Available deaths data covering the period 1979-2002 show that, in 1987, the year in which the highest number of firearm-related deaths was recorded, there were 711 such fatalities. Hospitalisations data covering a recent one-year period (2001-2002) record 443 cases of firearm-related hospitalisation over that period. These deaths and hospitalisations are described below.

This report describes injury mortality in Australia during 2002. It includes information about the major causes of injury such as transport-related deaths, suicide and accidental falls. The data provided in relation to each cause include age and sex, State and Territory differences, trends over time, and other associated factors. The report will be relevant to anyone interested in gaining an insight into patterns of injury mortality and the burden it imposes on the Australian community.

This report describes Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mortality for 1997-2000, with comparisons to non-Indigenous mortality for the same period. Data is presented for two reporting regions, with jurisdictions grouped according to completeness of death and population data. Total external causes and major selected external causes are reported by age, sex, Indigenous status, and remoteness of place of usual residence. Overall, injury death rates were higher for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and rates were generally higher for residents of remote areas.

Alcohol is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in Australia, with an estimated 3,290 deaths in 1997 and 72,302 hospit alisations in 1996-97 attributable to high-risk drinking according to the National Alcohol Indicators bulletin number 1 (Chik ritzhs, Jonas et al. 1999).

An objective of the Plan for Action 2001 to 2003-04 of the National Alcohol Strategy is to reduce injuries and fatalities in the aquatic environment (Department of Health and Aged Care 2001).

This report was prepared in response to an invitation to examine the role of alcohol in drowning and other types of injury associated with recreational aquatic activities. The purpose of this report is to collate available information, including n ew sources, to support priority setting and policy formulation. The report specifically aimed to provide:

• A statistical description of the burden of alcohol-related drowning and near-drowning in Australia based on an attributab le fractions method and published estimated fractions
• Analysis of National Coroners Information System (NCIS) data on the involvement of alcohol in drowning deaths and deaths associated with recreational boating (whether by drowning or not).
• An assessment of the potential value and feasibility of collecting data on alcohol-relatedness as part of emergency depar tment surveillance of drowning and near-drowning cases.
• A review of literature concerning alcohol as a risk factor for drowning, near- drowning and other serious injury sustaine d during swimming and other water-related activities, particularly including recreational aquatic activity; and interventions against these risks.

Despite limitations it is clear that injury mortality and morbidity rates are several times higher for Indigenous Australians than for other Australians. This report is a survey and assessment of information sources which are being used to inform or support prevention of injury in the Indigenous population, and to sources which could be used for this purpose. The findings of this survey are used as the basis for discussion and conclusions concerning directions for development of information sources.

This is a statistical report on fall-related injury among children aged 0–14 years. It describes the epidemiology of childhood falls resulting in death and hospital admission, as well as the profile of cases seen at emergency departments in a large number of Victorian hospitals. The report discusses the strengths and weaknesses of the three data sources used in regard to injury surveillance of fall-related injury among children. It also highlights the impact of the transition to ICD-10(-AM). It will be relevant to those interested in childhood injury, including community practitioners, health planners and administrators, academic researchers and the public.

A surveillance report on injuries due to falls in Australian elderly people. It uses deaths and hospitalisation data and provides information on case numbers, rates and trends.

This is a statistical report on suicide and hospitalised self harm in Australia. It provides the latest data available including data on age and sex distribution and methods used, and presents trends for suicide deaths. The report also includes information on suicide amongst Indigenous Australians and describes the shortcomings of the data and the implications for interpreting the data. It will be relevant to those interested in data on suicide or those working in the field, including community practitioners, health planners and administrators, academic researchers and the public.

A statistical overview of suicide in Australia. Based on data available in 2000.

A statistical overview of major causes of injury deaths in Australia in 1997.

A statistical survey of major causes of injury deaths in Australia in 1996.

A statistical survey of major causes of injury deaths in Australia in 1995. Includes rates by sex, age, year, and State or Territory.

A statistical survey of major causes of injury deaths in Australia in 1994. Includes rates by sex, age, year, and State or Territory.

While injury rates among women overall are lower than those for men, injury is still an important public health problem for women. This Bulletin considers patterns of injury to women, using available death, hospitalisation and emergency department data, together with relevant literature, to identify and describe several issues of particular importance for women.

A statistical survey of major causes of injury deaths in Australia in 1993. Includes rates by sex, age, year, and State or Territory.

A statistical report comparing injury mortality in urban, rural and remote parts of Australia, based on data for the three years 1990-1992.

Injury mortality case numbers and rates in Australia since 1979. User can select period, type of external cause, State/Territory and gender, and produce a table.

This report presents national statistics on deaths and hospitalisations due to drowning for the five-year period 1999-00 to 2003-04. Drowning occurs in a number of settings and contexts: in bodies of natural water, in swimming pools and bathtubs, in association with watercraft and as the result of intentional self-harm. Drownings resulting in death and hospitalisation are described in relation to these in terms of case numbers and rates, by age and sex, remoteness of usual residence, length of tay in hospital, and other characteristics. This report will be relevant to anyone interested in gaining an insight into patterns of fatal and non-fatal drowning and the burden they impose on the Australian community.

This report presents national statistics on injuries that resulted in admission to hospitals in Australia. It includes cases discharged during the year to 30 June 2004. The report has been designed to complement Injury deaths, Australia 2003/04. Falls, transport-related injury, intentional self-harm and assault are common causes of hospitalised injury in the Australian community. Injuries due to these and other causes are described, in terms of case numbers and rates, by age and sex, remoteness of usual residence, length of stay in hospital, external causes of injury, and other characteristics. The report will be relevant to anyone interested in gaining an insight into patterns of injury morbidity and the burden it imposes on the Australian community.

This report describes injury mortality in Australia during 2003-04. It includes information about the major causes of injury such as transport-related deaths, suicide and accidental falls. The data provided in relation to each cause include age and sex, state and territory differences, remoteness of residence, trends over time, and other associated factors. The report will be relevant to anyone interested in gaining an insight into patterns of injury mortality and the burden it imposes on the Australian community.

This report describes injury mortality in Australia during 1999. It includes information about the major causes of injury such as transport-related deaths, suicide and accidental falls. The data provided in relation to each cause include age and sex, State and Territory differences, trends over time, and other associated factors. It also examines, in detail, the implications of the transition from Version 9 to Version 10 of the International Classification of Diseases. The report will be relevant to anyone interested in gaining an insight into patterns of injury mortality and the burden it imposes on the Australian community.

This report describes injury mortality in Australia during 2002. It includes information about the major causes of injury such as transport-related deaths, suicide and accidental falls. The data provided in relation to each cause include age and sex, State and Territory differences, trends over time, and other associated factors. The report will be relevant to anyone interested in gaining an insight into patterns of injury mortality and the burden it imposes on the Australian community.

Alcohol is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in Australia, with an estimated 3,290 deaths in 1997 and 72,302 hospit alisations in 1996-97 attributable to high-risk drinking according to the National Alcohol Indicators bulletin number 1 (Chik ritzhs, Jonas et al. 1999).

An objective of the Plan for Action 2001 to 2003-04 of the National Alcohol Strategy is to reduce injuries and fatalities in the aquatic environment (Department of Health and Aged Care 2001).

This report was prepared in response to an invitation to examine the role of alcohol in drowning and other types of injury associated with recreational aquatic activities. The purpose of this report is to collate available information, including n ew sources, to support priority setting and policy formulation. The report specifically aimed to provide:

• A statistical description of the burden of alcohol-related drowning and near-drowning in Australia based on an attributab le fractions method and published estimated fractions
• Analysis of National Coroners Information System (NCIS) data on the involvement of alcohol in drowning deaths and deaths associated with recreational boating (whether by drowning or not).
• An assessment of the potential value and feasibility of collecting data on alcohol-relatedness as part of emergency depar tment surveillance of drowning and near-drowning cases.
• A review of literature concerning alcohol as a risk factor for drowning, near- drowning and other serious injury sustaine d during swimming and other water-related activities, particularly including recreational aquatic activity; and interventions against these risks.

This is a statistical report on persisting morbidity among hospitalised immersions in Australia for 1997–98. The main aim was to quantify persisting morbidity resulting from immersion events, but all immersion events for this year are also described. Other possible sources of routine data on persisting morbidity related to immersions are briefly outlined. The report is useful for insight into identifying near drowning and persisting morbidity among national data sources. The report will be relevant to those interested in data on drowning and near drowning, as well as to community practitioners, health planners and administrators, academic researchers and the public.

This Briefing provides an overview of hospitalised injury due to falls from ladders. Injurious falls from ladders requiring admission to hospital occurred at a rate of 18.5 per 100,000 population in the year to June 30 2005 (n= 3,486). Two-thirds of hospitalised injury incidents due to falls from ladders in this year resulted in fractures and more than 40% of falls from ladders occurred in the home. Rates increased markedly with age and, unlike most other types of fall injuries, falls from ladders were more common for older males than for older females. Both the number and the rate of injurious ladder-related falls have increased for older Australians in recent years.

This report examines Australian hospital data pertaining to fall injuries in people aged 65 and older in 2003-04. The number of fall events resulting in hospitalisation due to injury for older Australians remains high and the rate of fall-related injury incidents is particularly high for the oldest group within this population. Women are at greatest risk of fall-related injury. Fall incidents most commonly result in a fracture and hip fractures are particularly frequent. This report also highlights that a substantial proportion of fall-related injuries are injuries to the head, which may require more specifically-targeted prevention interventions. Multiple hospital separations due to a single fall incident substantially add to the burden of disease for older Australians. Separations principally involving follow-up care, rehabilitation and other fall-related conditions contributed 136% more bed-days than those occupied due to initial episodes due to fall injury incidents and brought the total number of fall-related hospital bed-days for people aged 65 and older in 2003-04 to over 1.2 million. The estimated total cost for fall-related acute care in Australian hospitals for people aged 65 and older in 2003-04 was $566.0 million. This represents a substantial proportion of the burden of disease and health expenditure for this population and suggests that the lifetime cost of falls in older people may be substantially higher than has been previously calculated.

The ageing of the Australian population has enlarged the population at high risk of fall-related injury and population projections imply substantial increase in years to come. A large proportion of Australia’s older population were born overseas and changing migration patterns following the Second World War have resulted in an older population which is becoming highly culturally and linguistically diverse. This report examines fall-related hospitalisations for people aged 65 and older for the years 2000-03 according to country of birth and place of usual residence.

This report presents national statistics on injuries that resulted in admission to hospitals in Australia. It includes cases discharged during the year to 30 June 2004. The report has been designed to complement Injury deaths, Australia 2003/04. Falls, transport-related injury, intentional self-harm and assault are common causes of hospitalised injury in the Australian community. Injuries due to these and other causes are described, in terms of case numbers and rates, by age and sex, remoteness of usual residence, length of stay in hospital, external causes of injury, and other characteristics. The report will be relevant to anyone interested in gaining an insight into patterns of injury morbidity and the burden it imposes on the Australian community.

This report describes injury mortality in Australia during 2003-04. It includes information about the major causes of injury such as transport-related deaths, suicide and accidental falls. The data provided in relation to each cause include age and sex, state and territory differences, remoteness of residence, trends over time, and other associated factors. The report will be relevant to anyone interested in gaining an insight into patterns of injury mortality and the burden it imposes on the Australian community.

Falls are the most common cause of injuries leading children to be admitted to hospital. Falls occurring in playgrounds in the 0*14 years age group resulted in 12,091 hospitalisation cases from July 2002*June 2004.Of the several types of playground equipment able to be distinguished, climbing apparatus and trampolines stand out in term of case numbers. Fractures were the largest injury type (85.2% of cases).

This report presents national statistics on injuries that resulted in admission to hospitals in Australia. It includes cases discharged during the year to 30 June 2002. The report has been designed to complement Injury Deaths, Australia 2002. Falls, transport-related injury, intentional self-harm and assault are common causes of hospitalised injury in the Australian community. Injuries due to these and other causes are described, in terms of case numbers and rates, by age and sex, remoteness of usual residence, length of stay in hospital, external causes of injury, and other characteristics. The report will be relevant to anyone interested in gaining an insight into patterns of injury morbidity and the burden it imposes on the Australian community.

This report describes injury mortality in Australia during 1999. It includes information about the major causes of injury such as transport-related deaths, suicide and accidental falls. The data provided in relation to each cause include age and sex, State and Territory differences, trends over time, and other associated factors. It also examines, in detail, the implications of the transition from Version 9 to Version 10 of the International Classification of Diseases. The report will be relevant to anyone interested in gaining an insight into patterns of injury mortality and the burden it imposes on the Australian community.

This report describes injury mortality in Australia during 2002. It includes information about the major causes of injury such as transport-related deaths, suicide and accidental falls. The data provided in relation to each cause include age and sex, State and Territory differences, trends over time, and other associated factors. The report will be relevant to anyone interested in gaining an insight into patterns of injury mortality and the burden it imposes on the Australian community.

This is a statistical report on fall-related injury among children aged 0–14 years. It describes the epidemiology of childhood falls resulting in death and hospital admission, as well as the profile of cases seen at emergency departments in a large number of Victorian hospitals. The report discusses the strengths and weaknesses of the three data sources used in regard to injury surveillance of fall-related injury among children. It also highlights the impact of the transition to ICD-10(-AM). It will be relevant to those interested in childhood injury, including community practitioners, health planners and administrators, academic researchers and the public.

A surveillance report on injuries due to falls in Australian elderly people. It uses deaths and hospitalisation data and provides information on case numbers, rates and trends.

This report presents national statistics on serious injury due to land transport accidents that resulted in admission to hospital in Australia during the one-year period 2005-06. It focuses on road vehicle traffic crashes in particular, and examines variables such as mode of transport, gender, age group and remoteness from an urban centre.

This report presents national statistics on serious injury due to transport accidents that resulted in admission to hospital in Australia during the one-year period 2005-06. It examines variables such as mode of transport, gender and age group.

The ageing of the Australian population has enlarged the population at high risk of fall-related injury and population projections imply substantial increase in years to come. A large proportion of Australia’s older population were born overseas and changing migration patterns following the Second World War have resulted in an older population which is becoming highly culturally and linguistically diverse. This report examines fall-related hospitalisations for people aged 65 and older for the years 2000-03 according to country of birth and place of usual residence.

This report presents national statistics on injuries that resulted in admission to hospitals in Australia. It includes cases discharged during the year to 30 June 2004. The report has been designed to complement Injury deaths, Australia 2003/04. Falls, transport-related injury, intentional self-harm and assault are common causes of hospitalised injury in the Australian community. Injuries due to these and other causes are described, in terms of case numbers and rates, by age and sex, remoteness of usual residence, length of stay in hospital, external causes of injury, and other characteristics. The report will be relevant to anyone interested in gaining an insight into patterns of injury morbidity and the burden it imposes on the Australian community.

This report describes injury mortality in Australia during 2003-04. It includes information about the major causes of injury such as transport-related deaths, suicide and accidental falls. The data provided in relation to each cause include age and sex, state and territory differences, remoteness of residence, trends over time, and other associated factors. The report will be relevant to anyone interested in gaining an insight into patterns of injury mortality and the burden it imposes on the Australian community.

This report describes injury mortality in Australia during 2002. It includes information about the major causes of injury such as transport-related deaths, suicide and accidental falls. The data provided in relation to each cause include age and sex, State and Territory differences, trends over time, and other associated factors. The report will be relevant to anyone interested in gaining an insight into patterns of injury mortality and the burden it imposes on the Australian community.

While injury rates among women overall are lower than those for men, injury is still an important public health problem for women. This Bulletin considers patterns of injury to women, using available death, hospitalisation and emergency department data, together with relevant literature, to identify and describe several issues of particular importance for women.

This report presents national statistics on injuries that resulted in admission to hospitals in Australia. It includes cases discharged during the year to 30 June 2004. The report has been designed to complement Injury deaths, Australia 2003/04. Falls, transport-related injury, intentional self-harm and assault are common causes of hospitalised injury in the Australian community. Injuries due to these and other causes are described, in terms of case numbers and rates, by age and sex, remoteness of usual residence, length of stay in hospital, external causes of injury, and other characteristics. The report will be relevant to anyone interested in gaining an insight into patterns of injury morbidity and the burden it imposes on the Australian community.

This report describes injury mortality in Australia during 2003-04. It includes information about the major causes of injury such as transport-related deaths, suicide and accidental falls. The data provided in relation to each cause include age and sex, state and territory differences, remoteness of residence, trends over time, and other associated factors. The report will be relevant to anyone interested in gaining an insight into patterns of injury mortality and the burden it imposes on the Australian community.

Firearms have been a major cause of death over the years. Available deaths data covering the period 1979-2002 show that, in 1987, the year in which the highest number of firearm-related deaths was recorded, there were 711 such fatalities. Hospitalisations data covering a recent one-year period (2001-2002) record 443 cases of firearm-related hospitalisation over that period. These deaths and hospitalisations are described below.

This report describes injury mortality in Australia during 2002. It includes information about the major causes of injury such as transport-related deaths, suicide and accidental falls. The data provided in relation to each cause include age and sex, State and Territory differences, trends over time, and other associated factors. The report will be relevant to anyone interested in gaining an insight into patterns of injury mortality and the burden it imposes on the Australian community.

The ageing of the Australian population has enlarged the population at high risk of fall-related injury and population projections imply substantial increase in years to come. A large proportion of Australia’s older population were born overseas and changing migration patterns following the Second World War have resulted in an older population which is becoming highly culturally and linguistically diverse. This report examines fall-related hospitalisations for people aged 65 and older for the years 2000-03 according to country of birth and place of usual residence.

This report describes injury mortality in Australia during 2003-04. It includes information about the major causes of injury such as transport-related deaths, suicide and accidental falls. The data provided in relation to each cause include age and sex, state and territory differences, remoteness of residence, trends over time, and other associated factors. The report will be relevant to anyone interested in gaining an insight into patterns of injury mortality and the burden it imposes on the Australian community.

The incidence of hip fractures is rising and projected for further increase in Australia due to the population growth in the oldest age groups, where hip fractures are the most common form of fracture. During the 12 month period 2002-03, an estimated 18,616 individuals were hospitalised, and 1,582 people died after sustaining a hip fracture. Hip fractures impose a heavy burden on the health system.

This report describes injury mortality in Australia during 2002. It includes information about the major causes of injury such as transport-related deaths, suicide and accidental falls. The data provided in relation to each cause include age and sex, State and Territory differences, trends over time, and other associated factors. The report will be relevant to anyone interested in gaining an insight into patterns of injury mortality and the burden it imposes on the Australian community.

Fractures are the commonest type of injury that results in admission to a hospital in Australia. This report describes injury cases hospitalised in Australia during the financial year 2001-02 that involved fractures. The report provides an overview of hospitalised fractures in terms of case numbers and rates, demographic characteristics of patients, circumstances of occurrence and types of case. This report will be useful for injury prevention and control initiatives, as well as forming a basis for more specific investigations.

This report presents national statistics on injuries that resulted in admission to hospitals in Australia. It includes cases discharged during the year to 30 June 2004. The report has been designed to complement Injury deaths, Australia 2003/04. Falls, transport-related injury, intentional self-harm and assault are common causes of hospitalised injury in the Australian community. Injuries due to these and other causes are described, in terms of case numbers and rates, by age and sex, remoteness of usual residence, length of stay in hospital, external causes of injury, and other characteristics. The report will be relevant to anyone interested in gaining an insight into patterns of injury morbidity and the burden it imposes on the Australian community.

This report describes injury mortality in Australia during 2003-04. It includes information about the major causes of injury such as transport-related deaths, suicide and accidental falls. The data provided in relation to each cause include age and sex, state and territory differences, remoteness of residence, trends over time, and other associated factors. The report will be relevant to anyone interested in gaining an insight into patterns of injury mortality and the burden it imposes on the Australian community.

This report describes injury mortality in Australia during 2002. It includes information about the major causes of injury such as transport-related deaths, suicide and accidental falls. The data provided in relation to each cause include age and sex, State and Territory differences, trends over time, and other associated factors. The report will be relevant to anyone interested in gaining an insight into patterns of injury mortality and the burden it imposes on the Australian community.

This report presents national statistics on serious injury due to land transport accidents that resulted in admission to hospital in Australia during the one-year period 2005-06. It focuses on road vehicle traffic crashes in particular, and examines variables such as mode of transport, gender, age group and remoteness from an urban centre.

This report presents national statistics on serious injury due to transport accidents that resulted in admission to hospital in Australia during the one-year period 2005-06. It examines variables such as mode of transport, gender and age group.

This briefing covers hospitalised injury to children and young people on farms during the period 2000-01 to 2004-05. It focuses on the injury experiences of four age groups: 0-4 years, 5-9 years, 10-14 years, and 15-19 years.

This report presents national statistics on deaths and hospitalisations due to drowning for the five-year period 1999-00 to 2003-04. Drowning occurs in a number of settings and contexts: in bodies of natural water, in swimming pools and bathtubs, in association with watercraft and as the result of intentional self-harm. Drownings resulting in death and hospitalisation are described in relation to these in terms of case numbers and rates, by age and sex, remoteness of usual residence, length of tay in hospital, and other characteristics. This report will be relevant to anyone interested in gaining an insight into patterns of fatal and non-fatal drowning and the burden they impose on the Australian community.

This report presents national statistics on serious injury due to land transport accidents that resulted in admission to hospital in Australia during the one-year period 2003-04. It focuses on road vehicle traffic crashes in particular, and examines variables such as mode of transport, gender, age group and remoteness from an urban centre.

This report presents national statistics on serious injury due to transport accidents involving a railway train that resulted in admission to hospital in Australia during the five-year period 1999-00 to 2003-04. It examines variables such as mode of transport, gender and age group. It also focuses on level crossing accidents.

This report presents national statistics on serious injury due to transport accidents that resulted in admission to hospital in Australia during the one-year period 2003-­04. It examines variables such as mode of transport, gender and age group.

This briefing provides an overview of football-related hospitalisations during 2004-05. Injuries sustained while playing football accounted for 31% (n=14,147) of all sports and leisure-related hospitalisations during this period. Australian football accounted for 30%, soccer for 24%, and rugby for 21% of all football-related hospitalisations. Over 90% of those hospitalised were aged 34 years or younger while 93% were males. Knee, lower leg and head were the most common regions injured, accounting for 48% of all hospitalisations. Fractures were by far the most common type of injury, accounting for 56% of all hospital admissions. The mean number of bed days for all hospitalisations due to football-related injury was 1.85 days. The estimated direct cost of football-related hospitalisations was close to $44 million.

This Briefing provides an overview of hospitalised injury due to falls from ladders. Injurious falls from ladders requiring admission to hospital occurred at a rate of 18.5 per 100,000 population in the year to June 30 2005 (n= 3,486). Two-thirds of hospitalised injury incidents due to falls from ladders in this year resulted in fractures and more than 40% of falls from ladders occurred in the home. Rates increased markedly with age and, unlike most other types of fall injuries, falls from ladders were more common for older males than for older females. Both the number and the rate of injurious ladder-related falls have increased for older Australians in recent years.

This report examines Australian hospital data pertaining to fall injuries in people aged 65 and older in 2003-04. The number of fall events resulting in hospitalisation due to injury for older Australians remains high and the rate of fall-related injury incidents is particularly high for the oldest group within this population. Women are at greatest risk of fall-related injury. Fall incidents most commonly result in a fracture and hip fractures are particularly frequent. This report also highlights that a substantial proportion of fall-related injuries are injuries to the head, which may require more specifically-targeted prevention interventions. Multiple hospital separations due to a single fall incident substantially add to the burden of disease for older Australians. Separations principally involving follow-up care, rehabilitation and other fall-related conditions contributed 136% more bed-days than those occupied due to initial episodes due to fall injury incidents and brought the total number of fall-related hospital bed-days for people aged 65 and older in 2003-04 to over 1.2 million. The estimated total cost for fall-related acute care in Australian hospitals for people aged 65 and older in 2003-04 was $566.0 million. This represents a substantial proportion of the burden of disease and health expenditure for this population and suggests that the lifetime cost of falls in older people may be substantially higher than has been previously calculated.

This report looks at the death and serious injury of Indigenous persons in Australia due to transport accidents in the five-year period 1999–00 to 2003–04. It focuses on the four jurisdictions of the Northern Territory, Western Australia, South Australia and Queensland and examines variables such as mode of transport, gender, age group and remoteness from an urban centre.

The ageing of the Australian population has enlarged the population at high risk of fall-related injury and population projections imply substantial increase in years to come. A large proportion of Australia’s older population were born overseas and changing migration patterns following the Second World War have resulted in an older population which is becoming highly culturally and linguistically diverse. This report examines fall-related hospitalisations for people aged 65 and older for the years 2000-03 according to country of birth and place of usual residence.

This Briefing provides an overview of hospitalisations and deaths occurring as a result of electrical injury or exposure to lightning. Serious electrical injuries are relatively infrequent and injuries occurring as a result of lightning are extremely rare events. Over the two year period 2002–03 to 2003–04 only 1,493 people were hospitalised as a result of an electrical injury at an age-adjusted rate of 3.78 cases per 100,000 population. Deaths occurring as a result of electrical injury or lightning are even rarer with 162 cases in the four years examined (2001–04).

This report presents national statistics on injuries that resulted in admission to hospitals in Australia. It includes cases discharged during the year to 30 June 2004. The report has been designed to complement Injury deaths, Australia 2003/04. Falls, transport-related injury, intentional self-harm and assault are common causes of hospitalised injury in the Australian community. Injuries due to these and other causes are described, in terms of case numbers and rates, by age and sex, remoteness of usual residence, length of stay in hospital, external causes of injury, and other characteristics. The report will be relevant to anyone interested in gaining an insight into patterns of injury morbidity and the burden it imposes on the Australian community.

This is a technical report on Australian hospital separations due to injury and poisoning for 2000-01 and 2001-02, focussing on cases identified as being Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons. It follows on from a previous report (Helps & Harrison 2004), examining patterns of injury mortality for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The report focuses on a region consisting of grouped jurisdictions of better quality of Indigenous ascertainment in hospital separations data (SA, WA, NT, Qld). Injury hospital admissions have been examined to determine relationships with remoteness of place of usual residence and types of external cause of injury, and age and sex.

This report presents national statistics on injuries that resulted in admission to hospitals in Australia. It includes cases discharged during the year to 30 June 2002. The report has been designed to complement Injury Deaths, Australia 2002. Falls, transport-related injury, intentional self-harm and assault are common causes of hospitalised injury in the Australian community. Injuries due to these and other causes are described, in terms of case numbers and rates, by age and sex, remoteness of usual residence, length of stay in hospital, external causes of injury, and other characteristics. The report will be relevant to anyone interested in gaining an insight into patterns of injury morbidity and the burden it imposes on the Australian community.

It is common for persons participating in sport to be injured. Only a minority of these injuries require hospitalisation. However, hospitalised injuries are usually more severe and costly than others. This report describes hospitalised sports injury in 2002–2003, in Australia. Fourteen sports groupings are reviewed in detail, including football, water sports, cycling and roller sports. Topics covered for these groupings include body region most frequently injured, type of injury and mechanism of injury, age and sex. It is of relevance to both health personnel and sporting bodies.

Spinal cord injury (SCI) is uncommon, but personal and health system costs per case are high. This report presents information from the Australian Spinal Cord Injury Register (ASCIR) on new persisting cases of SCI in the year 2003-04. During the year, 247 new cases of SCI from traumatic causes were registered in Australia, 82% of cases involving males. The most common clinical outcome of persisting SCI was incomplete tetraplegia (101 cases). The average duration of initial care of patients with incomplete tetraplegia was 116 days. 41% of cases were related to land transport, and 10% to water-related activities. Cases also occured during sport and work. Falls caused 34% of persisting SCI cases, about two-thirds of these were falls from a height of one metre or higher, largely involving males aged 15 to 64 years, and comonly occuring during paid or unpaid work.

Firearms have been a major cause of death over the years. Available deaths data covering the period 1979-2002 show that, in 1987, the year in which the highest number of firearm-related deaths was recorded, there were 711 such fatalities. Hospitalisations data covering a recent one-year period (2001-2002) record 443 cases of firearm-related hospitalisation over that period. These deaths and hospitalisations are described below.

Fractures are the commonest type of injury that results in admission to a hospital in Australia. This report describes injury cases hospitalised in Australia during the financial year 2001-02 that involved fractures. The report provides an overview of hospitalised fractures in terms of case numbers and rates, demographic characteristics of patients, circumstances of occurrence and types of case. This report will be useful for injury prevention and control initiatives, as well as forming a basis for more specific investigations.

Severe spinal cord injury (SCI) is a very debilitating injury. This report presents information from the Australian Spinal Cord Injury Register (ASCIR) on cases in the year 2002-03. During the year, 245 new cases of SCI from traumatic causes were registered in Australia, an age-adjusted incidence rate of 12.4 cases per million population. The most common clinical outcome of SCI was incomplete tetraplegia (102 cases). 45% of cases were related to road transport, and 7% to water-related activities. Cases also occurred during sport and work. Falling was the commonest type of event leading to traumatic SCI at older ages. The ASCIR is a collaborative activity of the AIHW National Injury Surveillance Unit and all of the specialist spinal units in Australia.

Severe spinal cord injury (SCI) is a very debilitating injury. Australia was the first country to implement a national population-based register to enable surveillance of SCI cases to help prevent and control this problem. This report provides information on case registrations for the year 2001–02. During the year, 239 new cases of SCI from traumatic causes were registered in Australia, an age-adjusted incidence rate of 12.2 cases per million population. Approximately 25% of the cases were motor vehicle occupants. Water related SCI accounted for 7% of the cases, all of which had injury to the cervical spinal segments. Thirty-one cases were work related. Thirteen cases occurred during sporting activities, eight of which were during contact sports. Falling was the commonest type of event leading to traumatic SCI at older ages. The most common clinical outcome of SCI was incomplete tetraplegia (82 cases).

Alcohol is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in Australia, with an estimated 3,290 deaths in 1997 and 72,302 hospit alisations in 1996-97 attributable to high-risk drinking according to the National Alcohol Indicators bulletin number 1 (Chik ritzhs, Jonas et al. 1999).

An objective of the Plan for Action 2001 to 2003-04 of the National Alcohol Strategy is to reduce injuries and fatalities in the aquatic environment (Department of Health and Aged Care 2001).

This report was prepared in response to an invitation to examine the role of alcohol in drowning and other types of injury associated with recreational aquatic activities. The purpose of this report is to collate available information, including n ew sources, to support priority setting and policy formulation. The report specifically aimed to provide:

• A statistical description of the burden of alcohol-related drowning and near-drowning in Australia based on an attributab le fractions method and published estimated fractions
• Analysis of National Coroners Information System (NCIS) data on the involvement of alcohol in drowning deaths and deaths associated with recreational boating (whether by drowning or not).
• An assessment of the potential value and feasibility of collecting data on alcohol-relatedness as part of emergency depar tment surveillance of drowning and near-drowning cases.
• A review of literature concerning alcohol as a risk factor for drowning, near- drowning and other serious injury sustaine d during swimming and other water-related activities, particularly including recreational aquatic activity; and interventions against these risks.

Spinal cord injury is one of the more debilitating injuries that a person can suffer. Australia was the first country to implement a national population-based register to enable surveillance of spinal cord injury cases to help prevent and control this problem. This report provides information on case registrations for the period 2000-01.

During the financial year, there were 259 new cases of spinal cord injury from traumatic causes in Australia with an age-adjusted incidence rate of 13.6 cases per million population. Approximately one-third of these cases were the result of motor vehicle accidents, 44% of which were due to vehicle rollover. Falls were a significant cause of spinal cord injury in the elderly, with almost two-thirds of low falls reported causing spinal cord injury in this group. Twenty-one cases were engaged in sporting activities, eight of which were due to playing rugby. Fifty cases were work related.

The most common outcome of trauma to the spinal cord was incomplete tetraplegia (92 cases), resulting in impairment of motor and sensory function in both upper and lower limbs.

There was no change in the age-standardised rate of spinal cord injury (SCI) from 1986-1997 in Australia. There were some opposing trends in the rates of SCI by age and sex group, cause and neurological group. In males aged 15-24 years there was an approximate 3% per annum (p.a.) decrease in the annual rate of SCI whereas in males aged 65 years and over there was an approximate 6% p.a. increase in the rate of SCI. The rate of transport-related SCI declined (-4% p.a.) whereas the rate of fall-related SCI increased (+2% p.a.). The rate of transport-related SCI decreased in young males and females (-4% p.a. and -7% p.a. respectively), and also in some older male age groups (-3% p.a. in 25-34 year age group and -6% p.a. in 45-54 year age group). In contrast, the rate of fall-related SCI increased in elderly males (+9% p.a.), but not among elderly females. The report suggests that there have been successes and relative failures in public health to address the SCI problem.

This statistical report on national hospital separations due to injury and poisoning focuses mainly on data for the financial year 1999-00. It includes information on external causes of injury and principal diagnosis of injuries treated during hospitalisation. The report will be relevant to those interested in national hospitalisations due to injury and poisoning, including community practitioners, health planners and administrators, and the public. The data issues section will also be important for academic and health researchers who utilise hospital separations data.

This is the first statistical report on national hospital separations due to injury and poisoning by NISU. The report focuses mainly on data for the financial year 1998-99 and includes information on external causes of injury and principal diagnoses of injuries treated during hospitalisation. It also addresses some of the issues associated with reporting these data, especially during the ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-AM transitional period. It will be relevant to those interested in national hospitalisations due to injury and poisoning, including community practitioners, health planners and administrators, and the public. The data issues section will also be important for academic and health researchers who utilise hospital separations data

This report examines the incidence of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in Australia in 1997-98, based on hospital separation data. It shows that TBI accounted for 7 per cent of all injury hospital separations. It also includes data on the age-s tandardised rate of TBI and the main causes of TBI among different age groups (t he male rate was higher than the female rate in most age groups). Statistically significant state rate differences were recorded overall, but not among very severe cases. A recent decline in th erate of TBI was also noted but requires further assessment.

This is a statistical report on persisting morbidity among hospitalised immersions in Australia for 1997–98. The main aim was to quantify persisting morbidity resulting from immersion events, but all immersion events for this year are also described. Other possible sources of routine data on persisting morbidity related to immersions are briefly outlined. The report is useful for insight into identifying near drowning and persisting morbidity among national data sources. The report will be relevant to those interested in data on drowning and near drowning, as well as