TY - BOOK
T1 - Spinal cord injury, Australia, 2014–15
AU - Tovell, Amanda
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - In 2014–15, 264 newly incident cases of traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) due to external causes were reported to the Australian Spinal Cord Injury Register. Males accounted for 4 in 5 (80%) of traumatic SCI cases. Land transport crashes (42%) were the leading mechanism of injury for cases of traumatic SCI sustained in 2014–15, followed by Falls (40%). Around one-third (35%) were sustained during sports or leisure activities.
AB - In 2014–15, 264 newly incident cases of traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) due to external causes were reported to the Australian Spinal Cord Injury Register. Males accounted for 4 in 5 (80%) of traumatic SCI cases. Land transport crashes (42%) were the leading mechanism of injury for cases of traumatic SCI sustained in 2014–15, followed by Falls (40%). Around one-third (35%) were sustained during sports or leisure activities.
UR - https://www.aihw.gov.au/getmedia/247d6e98-bf2f-408d-adbf-43db0bb5a7cf/aihw-injcat-193.pdf.aspx?inline=true
M3 - Commissioned report
T3 - Injury research and statistics
BT - Spinal cord injury, Australia, 2014–15
PB - Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
CY - Canberra
ER -