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released: 22 Sep 2004 media release

Severe spinal cord injury (SCI) is a very debilitating injury. Australia was the first country to implement a national population-based register to enable surveillance of SCI cases to help prevent and control this problem. This report provides information on case registrations for the year 2002-03.

ISSN 1444 3791; ISBN 978 1 74024 396 4; Cat. no. INJ 64; 21pp.; OUT OF PRINT

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Spinal cord injury, Australia 2002-03

Injury research and statistics series no. 22

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Publication table of contents

  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Overview of spinal cord injury
    • Trends in SCI.
    • State or territory of usual residence
    • Age and sex distribution
  • Factors associated with the SCI event
    • External cause of injury
      • Motor vehicle occupants
      • Unprotected road users
      • Falls
      • Water related
      • Sports related
      • Other or unspecified causes
  • Clinical information
    • Neurological level of injury
    • Neurologic category
    • Duration of initial care
  • References
  • Glossary
  • Data issues
    • Rates
    • Confidence intervals

Recommended citation

Cripps R 2004. Spinal cord injury, Australia 2002-03. Cat. no. INJ 64. Canberra: AIHW.