Firearm injuries and deaths
Publication
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Topic: Injury
Citation
AIHW
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2017) Firearm injuries and deaths, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 29 September 2023.
APA
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2017). Firearm injuries and deaths. Canberra: AIHW.
MLA
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Firearm injuries and deaths. AIHW, 2017.
Vancouver
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Firearm injuries and deaths. Canberra: AIHW; 2017.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2017, Firearm injuries and deaths, AIHW, Canberra.
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This fact sheet examines hospitalisations (2013–14) and deaths (2012–13) that occurred as a result of firearm-related injuries. Over 90% of all firearm-related hospitalisations and deaths occurred among men. Over a third of hospitalised cases were the result of unintentional injury, one-third (33%) resulted from assault, and in almost one-fifth (19%) of cases, intent was undetermined. In contrast, over 79% of deaths resulted from intentional self-harm (suicide), while over 17% resulted from assault (homicide). Rates of firearm-related injuries for deaths fell between 1999–00 and 2013–14.
- ISBN: 978-1-76054-098-2
- Cat. no: INJCAT 187
- Pages: 6
Findings from this report:
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There were 338 hospitalised cases in 2013–14 and 209 deaths in 2012–13 as a result of firearm-related injuries
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Males represented 93% of hospitalised cases resulting from firearm-related incidents
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For hospitalised cases of firearm-related injury, the most common body regions injured were the lower limbs (40%)