Hospital separations due to injury and poisoning, Australia 2003-04

Jesia Berry
and
James E Harrison

January 2007
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Canberra
AIHW cat. no. INJCAT 88

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.

The report is available as a PDF document (~ 1040 Kb).

Notes and corrections:

Note: Figures 2.7.5 and 2.7.6 in Chapter 2.7 'Poisoning, pharmaceuticals' have been revised as there was an error in the calculation of age-standardised rates used to make the graphs. The main findings remain unchanged. The previous version of the report is available here

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