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TRAUMA THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM IN A SYDNEY SUBURBAN POPULATION
Author(s) -
Scotford Narelle,
Lawson James S.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1977.tb130666.x
Subject(s) - work (physics) , population , medical emergency , injury prevention , suicide prevention , occupational safety and health , medicine , poison control , geography , environmental health , engineering , mechanical engineering , pathology
The importance of trauma as a cause of disability and death in a suburban population has been documented. Nearly 10% of all hospital admissions and 50% of all casualty attendances at major hospitals in a city region were due to accidents. It was shown that the majority of injuries are due to sporting, work‐related and domestic accidents and not to traffic accidents. It is believed that attention shoul be directed towarWthe iWentification of more detailed causes of domestic, sport and work accidents, to the education of the public and authorities concerned with these hazards and to the application of preventive measures involving the concept of “engineering out”.