Spinal cord injury, Australia: summary 2008–09 to 2012–13

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Release Date: 22 Jan 2018

Topic: Injury

AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2018) Spinal cord injury, Australia: summary 2008–09 to 2012–13 , AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 11 June 2026.

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Between 2008–09 and 2012–13, just over 1,200 people aged 15 and older sustained a traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) in Australia, and were admitted to a specialist spinal unit. Roughly 80% of cases were males. Land transport crashes, including motor vehicles and motor cycles, contributed to more than two-fifths (43%) of traumatic SCI cases during this 5-year period. Falls (36%) were the second most frequent cause.

ISSN: 2205-510X (PDF) 1444-3791 (Print)
ISBN: 978-1-76054-288-7
Cat. no: INJCAT 176
Pages: 53

Contents
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
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Summary
1 Introduction
2 Overview of traumatic SCI
3 Persisting traumatic SCI cases
- Trends in persisting traumatic SCI cases from 1995–96 to 2012–13
- Demographic and social characteristics of persisting traumatic SCI, 2008–09 to 2012–13
- Clinical characteristics of persisting traumatic SCI
4 External causes of SCI
- Mechanism of injury
- Activity at time of injury
Appendix A: Data issues
Appendix B: Changes in the Spinal cord injury, Australia series
Appendix C: Median duration of initial care for persisting traumatic SCI
Appendix D: Additional tables
Glossary
References
List of tables
List of figures
List of boxes
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