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released: 10 Oct 2007 author: Berry JG & Harrison J media release

This report presents national statistics on serious injury due to transport accidents involving a railway train that resulted in admission to hospital in Australia during the five-year period 1999-00 to 2003-04. It examines variables such as mode of transport, gender and age group. It also focuses on level crossing accidents.

ISSN 1444-3791; ISBN 978 1 74024 723 8; Cat. no. INJCAT 107; 50pp.; INTERNET ONLY

Publication

Publication table of contents

  • Contents
  • Abbreviations
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Main findings
    • Land transport injury
    • Road vehicle traffic crashes
  • 3 Serious injury due to land transport in 2003-04
    • Mode of transport
    • Mechanism of injury
  • 4 Serious injury due to road vehicle traffic crashes, Australia, 2003-04
    • Age and sex distribution
    • Serious injury rates by vehicle type
    • Mode of transport by state and territory of residence
    • Remoteness zones
    • Length of stay
    • Length of stay by road user group
    • Body part
    • Length of stay by body part injured
    • Trends in serious injury rates from 1999-00 to 2003-04
    • Trends in serious injury with a high threat to life from 1999-00 to2003-04
  • Appendix 1: Data issues
    • Serious injury
    • Population and other denominators
    • Suppression of small cell counts in tables
    • Comparability with other ATSB reports
  • References
  • List of tables
  • List of figures

Recommended citation

Berry JG & Harrison J 2007. Serious injury due to land transport accidents, Australia 2003-04. Injury research and statistics series no. 38. Cat. no. INJCAT 107. Canberra: AIHW. Viewed 13 June 2013 <http://www.aihw.gov.au/publication-detail/?id=6442468030>.