Spinal cord injury, Australia 2012–13

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Release Date: 22 Jan 2018

Topic: Injury

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2018) Spinal cord injury, Australia 2012–13, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 30 October 2024.

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Some 241 cases of traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) due to external causes were reported to the Australian Spinal Cord Injury Register (ASCIR) for 2012–13. Males accounted for 78% of traumatic SCI cases. Land transport crashes (46%) were the leading mechanism of injury for cases of traumatic SCI sustained in 2012–13, followed by Falls (34%).

ISSN: 2205-510X (PDF) 1444-3791 (Print)
ISBN: 978-1-76054-286-3
Cat. no: INJCAT 175
Pages: 54

Contents
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
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Summary
1 Introduction
2 Traumatic SCI case registrations in 2012–13
3 Persisting traumatic SCI
- Persisting traumatic SCI in 2012–13 and earlier years
- Demographic and social characteristics of persisting traumatic SCI in 2012–13
- Clinical characteristics of persisting traumatic SCI in 2012–13
4 External causes of SCI in 2012–13
- Mechanism of injury
- Activity at time of injury
Appendix A: Data issues
Appendix B: Other SCI cases
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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