A statistical report on hospitalised injury cases in Australia in 1991/92 where the injured person was recorded as being an Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. Includes cautions about data quality.

Maps and tables showing how injury mortality varies by area in Australia. This report is based on deaths in the three years 1990 to 1992.Maps and tables showing how injury mortality varies by area in Australia. This report is based on deaths in the three years 1990 to 1992.

Emergency department data was used to undertake a comparison of the risk of injuries related to baby walkers compared to several other nursery products: high chairs, strollers, changing tables, prams and cots, baby exercisers and playpens. All of the products in the comparison show a much lower frequency of injuries for the target age group than baby walkers. The report was prepared in response to a request from one of the Centre's clients.

This brief report summarises information in relation to 303 cases of emergency department presentation by children aged 0-9 years who had swallowed a battery. It was written in response to a specific question from one of the Centre's clients.

This brief report summarises information regarding the malfunction of a range of bicycle parts: brakes, wheels, chains or gears, pedals, handlebars and saddles. The information was derived from a random sample of cases of emergency department presentation where a bicycle part had been coded as having failed or malfunctioned. It was written in response to a specific question from one of the Centre's clients.

This report describes how the injury experience of some small remote indigenous communities on Cape York was documented. The project was undertaken to assist indigenous people and others to better understand injuries in Australian indigenous communities as a basis for better prevention. Specifically, it shows how a range of information gathering techniques can provide a profile of injury that complements existing data sets, identifies areas where under-counting is likely in those collections, and provides a rich basis for the planning of injury prevention strategies at the local and regional level.

Responding to the initiative of coroners in Australia, the National Injury Surveillance Unit agreed to undertake a feasibility study for a national coronial information system. This paper contains the results of this investigation.

Estimates of the cost of injury in Australia, based on a cost model developed for Victoria.

This brief report summarises information on dog bites derived from three separate data sources: Emergency department presentations, hospitalisations and deaths. It was written in response to frequent requests for information on this issue.

A review and assessment of methods which have been or could be used to evaluate injury prevention initiatives. Includes annotated examples.

Cases of occupational eye injury were found to have occurred despite use of approved safety eyewear. Includes recommendations on eyewear standards, design and use.

Deaths due to firearm shooting in Australia since 1979.

A statistical report on injury deaths and hospitalisation due to firearms in Australia in 1994

This brief report summarises information in relation to 59 cases of emergency department presentation for which a magpie had been coded as being a factor in causing an injury. It was written in response to a specific question from one of the Centre's clients.

A review of death and hospitalisation due to intentional self-poisoning by motor-vehicle exhaust gas in Australia during 1994.

Data standards recommended for injury surveillance in Australia

Beginning in 1986, data on spinal cord injury was collected by spinal units in New South Wales and registered using a system devised by Mr. John Walsh an actuary. It later developed into a national register and continued to operate until the end of 1991. After the support of major funders concluded at the end of 1991, the National Injury Surveillance Unit (NISU) commissioned a study to investigate the demand for information on Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) occurrence and ways in which it could be satisfied.

This brief report summarises information on scaffold related injury in the course of working derived from three separate data sources: emergency department presentations, hospitalisations and deaths. It was written in response to a specific question from one of the Centre's clients.

A short report on suicide by older persons in Australia. Based on data available in 1997.

A statistical method for assessing variability in injury rates.

A statistical report on suicide and intentional self-harm by young people in Australia. Based on data available in 1997.