Spinal cord injury, Australia, 1999-00

Peter O’Connor

2001
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Canberra
AIHW cat. no. INJCAT 40

Spinal cord injury (SCI) is one of the most debilitating injuries that a person can suffer. Australia was the first country to implement a national population-based register of SCI to enable surveillance and help prevent and control this problem. This report provides information for 1999-00.

During the year, there were 261 new cases of SCI in Australia. Approximately one-third of these arose from motor vehicle rollover. Falls were a significant cause of SCI in the elderly. Thirteen cases arose from acquatic activities, including diving. Forty-four cases were work related.

The report is available here as a PDF document (~ 430 Kb).

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