Injury

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Nature of the problem

  • Definition: a result caused by external violence
  • Includes: MVA, suicide, drowning, poisonings, sport injuries


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Trends

  • Leading cause of death for 1-44 year olds, 6% of all deaths
  • MVA = 30% of injury deaths but declining (education, road management, car safety)
  • Mortality rates down


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Risk factors

  • Male
  • Indigenous
  • Rural and remote people
  • Suicide: unemployment, illicit drug use, depression
  • MVA: complacency, negative social norms
  • Child accidents: lack of supervision, unsafe environment


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Social determinants

  • Suicide: lifestyle patterns of young people, unemployment
  • MVA: media shock tactics
  • Child accidents: unsupervised because mothers at work more


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Groups at risk

  • Males 15-24
  • Young children, the elderly
  • Those in rural/remote locations


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Why is Injury a NHPA?

AIHW outlines here why injury is a NHPA.


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External Links

Health Insite: Injuries and injury prevention

HSC Online: Road and Traffic Related Injuries

Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA)

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