Injury Monitoring and Surveillance

As one of the six National Health Priority Areas, injury is recognised as a leading cause of both premature death and hospitalisation. Its impact in terms of human and monetary cost is immense. Many aspects of injury monitoring and control require more detailed, timely and reliable data than available at present. The AIHW National Injury Surveillance Unit (NISU) is responsible for ensuring that information necessary for injury control is available to those who need to use it.

Follow the links below to find information about injury monitoring and surveillance in Australia.

Created October 2007

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Title:   Injury deaths, Australia 2003-04
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   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.
Date:   Jan 2007
Title:   Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Publisher:   Department of Health and Human Services (US)
Description:   The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is one of the 13 major operating components of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The CDC is responsible for the public health efforts to prevent and control infectious and chronic diseases, injuries, workplace hazards, disabilities, and environmental health threats. The CDC is also globally recognized for conducting research and investigations, and for its action oriented approach.
Date:   Aug 2005
Title:   Sports safety in Australia: an update July 2003
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   This report brings together the findings of published research, other information on injuries sustained by non-elite participants and the evidence for measures introduced to prevent or minimise injuries.
Date:   Nov 2004
Title:   Injury surveillance - National minimum data set : National health data dictionary, Version 12
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   The following pages contain the Injury surveillance NMDS and its associated data elements and data element concepts.
Date:   Sep 2003
Title:   Assessment and management of people at risk of suicide
Publisher:   Ministry of Health (MoH) (New Zealand),New Zealand Guidelines Group (NZGG)
Description:   This is a resource for clinical staff in emergency departments and mental health clinicians assessing and working with people who have made a suicide attempt, or are suicide risks. It is based on explicit evidence and synthesised expert opinion.
Date:   May 2003
Title:   Suicide and hospitalised self-harm in Australia
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   This report on suicide and hospitalised self harm in Australia, provides the latest data available on age and sex distribution, methods used, and present trends for suicide deaths. The report also describes the shortcomings of the data and the implications for interpreting the data.
Date:   Apr 2001
Title:   Detection and management of young people at risk of suicide: guidelines for primary care providers
Publisher:   Ministry of Youth Affairs (NZ)
Description:   The aim of these guidelines is to assist primary care providers to recognise young people, between 12 and 25, at risk of suicide and provide appropriate management or well informed referral to secondary services.
Date:   Sep 1999
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