Trends in serious injury due to road vehicle traffic crashes, Australia: 2001 to 2010
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AIHW
AIHW: Henley G & Harrison JE (2016) Trends in serious injury due to road vehicle traffic crashes, Australia: 2001 to 2010, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 01 September 2024.
APA
AIHW: Henley G & Harrison JE . (2016). Trends in serious injury due to road vehicle traffic crashes, Australia: 2001 to 2010. Canberra: AIHW.
MLA
AIHW: Henley G & Harrison JE . Trends in serious injury due to road vehicle traffic crashes, Australia: 2001 to 2010. AIHW, 2016.
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AIHW: Henley G & Harrison JE . Trends in serious injury due to road vehicle traffic crashes, Australia: 2001 to 2010. Canberra: AIHW; 2016.
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AIHW: Henley G & Harrison JE 2016, Trends in serious injury due to road vehicle traffic crashes, Australia: 2001 to 2010, AIHW, Canberra.
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This report shows that rates for people seriously injured due to a road traffic crash rose from 141.6 to 146.4 per 100,000 population. Over one-quarter (26%) sustained life-threatening injuries. Rates of life-threatening injury involving motorcycle riders and pedal cycle riders rose significantly over this period, while rates involving passengers of motor vehicles and pedestrians fell.
- ISSN: 2205-510X (PDF) 1444 3791 (Print)
- ISBN: 978-1-74249-880-5
- Cat. no: INJCAT 165
- Pages: 95
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26% of those seriously injured in road vehicle traffic crashes from 2001 to 2010 sustained life-threatening injuries
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Rates of life-threatening injury involving motorcycle riders and pedal cyclists rose significantly over this period
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The highest rates of injury were for people aged 15-24 years, for both males and females