Publication catalogue list

Burns and scalds

NISU briefing no. 7

This report shows that burns and scalds are common, the greatest number of events resulting in burn injuries take place within the home, and most are not very severe. The majority are classified as partial burns, and affect a body surface area of less than 10%. Most at risk of burn injury are children aged less than 4 years old, young males and older adults. For such populations the rate of hospitalisation is high, and according to literature in the area, the majority of these injuries are preventable.

Authored by Harrison J & Steel D.

Published 11 October 2006; ISSN 1833-024X; AIHW cat. no. INJ 92; INTERNET ONLY

Child injury due to falls from playground equipment, Australia 2002-2004

NISU briefing no. 6

This report examines Australian hospital separations and deaths data for injuries coded as being due to unintentional falls involving playground equipment, which were sustained by children aged 0-14 years of age, in the reporting period July 2002 to June 2004.

Authored by Helps Y & Pointer S.

Published 11 October 2006; ISSN 1833-024X; AIHW cat. no. INJ 91; 12pp.; INTERNET ONLY

Childhood poisoning in Australia

NISU briefing no. 5

Each year in Australia since 1999-00 about 4,700 cases of poisoning in children under the age of 15 years resulted in hospitalisation. Of these, 63% were due to poisoning by pharmaceutical substances and 37% to poisoning by non-pharmaceutical substances.

Authored by Cripps R & Steel D.

Published 11 October 2006; ISSN 1833-024X; AIHW cat. no. INJ 90; 12pp.; INTERNET ONLY

Dog-related injuries

NISU briefing no. 2

This report on dog-related injury is the second in a new series of statistical reports from the National Injury Surveillance Unit. Under the title NISU Briefing, these reports are designed to be short, accessible and focused on a specific topic. They will be released primarily in electronic form. The NISU Briefing on dog-related injury uses deaths and hospitalisations data for Australia to examine patterns of injury from dog bites and other types of dog-related attacks.

Authored by AIHW National Injury Surveillance Unit.

Published 7 October 2005; ISSN 1833-024X; AIHW cat. no. INJ 75; 18pp.; INTERNET ONLY

Drowning and other injuries related to aquatic activities at ages 55 years and older in Australia

NISU briefing no. 15

A little over one-quarter of all drowning deaths in Australia and one eighth of hospitalised non-fatal drowning cases occur at ages 55 years and older. This report describes the occurrence of such cases during several years (nine for deaths and five for hospitalised cases). It also describes hospitalised non-drowning injuries in relation to aquatic activities and places.

Authored by Harrison J, Kreisfield R & Henley G.

Published 5 May 2009; ISSN 1833-024X; AIHW cat. no. INJCAT 125; 14pp.; INTERNET ONLY

Electrical injury and death

NISU briefing no. 9

Authored by AIHW National Injury Surveillance Unit.

Published 17 April 2007; ISSN 1833-024X; AIHW cat. no. INJ 99; 15pp.; INTERNET ONLY

Firearm deaths and hospitalisations in Australia

NISU briefing no. 1

Firearms have been a major cause of death over the years. Available deaths data covering the period 1979–2002 show that, in 1987, the year in which the highest number of firearm-related deaths was recorded, there were 711 such fatalities. Hospitalisations data covering a recent one-year period (2001–2002) record 443 cases of firearm-related hospitalisation over that period.

Authored by AIHW National Injury Surveillance Unit.

Published 2 March 2005; ISSN 1833-024X; 22pp.; INTERNET ONLY

Hip fracture injuries

NISU briefing no. 8

The incidence of hip fractures is rising and projected to further increase in Australia due to the population growth in the oldest age groups, where hip fractures are the most common form of fracture. Hip fractures result in a large economic burden due to health expenditure in most industrialised countries and, hence, understanding the nature of hip fracture related hospitalisations and deaths is important.

Authored by Kreisfield R & Newson R.

Published 20 November 2006; ISSN 1833-024X; AIHW cat. no. INJ 93; 24pp.; INTERNET ONLY

Hospitalised basketball and netball injuries

NISU briefing no. 3

Exercise is important for minimising risk of conditions including cardiovascular disease, stroke, diabetes, cancer, hypertension, mental health disorders and premature death. It is not uncommon for participants to be injured but most injuries are not severe. A study of sport- and exercise-related injury in the Latrobe Valley found one hospital admission for every 10 emergency admissions and 12 general practice consultations. Hospitalised injuries tend to be more severe and costly than other injuries. Hence, while hospitalised sports injuries are small as a proportion of all sport injuries, they warrant attention.

Authored by AIHW National Injury Surveillance Unit.

Published 7 July 2006; ISSN 1833-024X; AIHW cat. no. INJ 84; 20pp.; INTERNET ONLY

Hospitalised farm injury among children and young people, Australia 2000-01 to 2004-05

NISU briefing no. 12

Over the five-year period 2000-01 to 2004-05, a total of at least 3,926 children and young people were hospitalised as the result of injuries sustained on farms. This briefing focuses on these cases.

Authored by Kreisfield R.

Published 22 July 2008; ISSN 1833-024X; AIHW cat. no. INJCAT 106; INTERNET ONLY