The initial activity of such programmes must be the acquisition of more adequate data on which to base priorities, interventions and research. An effective injury surveillance system should be implemented in each country to gather and integrate information. A consistent and accurate system for coding injuries must be implemented by hospitals and health agencies. There should also be international uniformity in the coding of injury severity.
Injury prevention requires education and training to teach and persuade people to alter their behaviour in order to reduce their risk of injury. Laws and regulations based on scientifically sound methods of preventing injuries may be appropriate for effecting changes in behaviour for example, the use of seatbelts and protective helmets.
These laws must in turn be strictly enforced. An effective injury surveillance system as mentioned above will help determine how to target further preventive efforts.
Urban and traffic planning should support safe environments for the residents. A better understanding of the biomechanics of injury and disability could inform the development of improved safety standards and regulations of products and their designs. Injury management at the scene of the occurrence must be enhanced by an effective system of communication between first responders and health professionals at hospitals to facilitate decision-making.
Rapid and safe transportation to the hospital should be provided. The VISU data and information request service is available to government and non-government organisations and agencies, health and safety organisations, the higher education and research sectors, industry and business, and community members.
Interested organisations should submit an online data request form via the VISU website. Kidsafe Victoria Child Accident Prevention Foundation of Australia is an independent, non-profit, non-government, charitable foundation dedicated to the prevention of unintentional death, injury and associated disability to children.
Kidsafe advocates for awareness of child safety issues and injury prevention by working in cooperation with a variety of stakeholders, including government, industry, schools, hospitals, the media, community groups, voluntary organisations and individuals.
Kidsafe Victoria provides information and resources for various child injury issues, including falls prevention, drowning prevention, poisoning prevention and road safety for children. Poisoning is the second highest cause of zero to four-year-old child hospitalisations in Victoria.
Remove the risk is a child poisoning prevention resource that includes the brochure Is your home poison proof? The brochure provides information to help parents poison-proof their homes. Injury prevention is embedded in the Achievement Program. The program includes safe environments as a priority health issue and includes statewide benchmarks intended to facilitate early childhood services and schools to reduce the risk of injury by promoting safe environments.
The guidelines provide straightforward, consistent advice from various sources on how to keep children safe in cars. Falls are the leading cause of injury among older Australians. As well as physical injury, falls can cause loss of confidence and fear of falling, so over time, older people may become less active, which may increase their risk of falling.
Evidence suggests falls can be prevented by exercising, modifying the environment particularly at home and reducing some medications. Vitamin D and calcium supplements can also reduce fall-related fractures. Victorian healthcare providers and community services can use a range of resources to assess the risks associated with falls, and then identify ways of addressing those risks.
The Victorian Community Road Safety Alliance builds a cohesive, coordinated and multi-organisational effort at a statewide level to provide leadership, advice and guidance on community road safety initiatives.
Its Victorian Community Road Safety Partnership Program currently provides an avenue for community involvement in addressing priority local road safety issues. The Sports Injury Prevention Taskforce examined the sports injury related barriers that prevent people from leading a more active lifestyle and provided advice on improving risk management and sports injury prevention strategies for safe sporting environments. Although the taskforce concluded in , its recommendations are still relevant today.
Kids Foundation. Victorian Burns Prevention Partnership. Many opportunities to implement injury prevention strategies exist, and a systematic approach to injury prevention can help identify the most effective and efficient approaches.
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