Injury Prevention

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Injury data for NSW Partners Types of injuries

Injury & Falls Networks Priorities

Types of injuries

• Burns and scalds
  Describes the 'Hot water burns like fire' scalds prevention campaign, the campaign strategies and the campaign evaluation.
• Drowning, near drowning and water safety
  Provides links to information in the NSW Health Survey related to water safety. Describes the incidence of drowning and near drowning. Provides information on the NSW Water Safety Taskforce and associated SafeWaters public awareness campaign.
• Falls
  Describes approaches to falls injury prevention, including best practice guidelines. Provides information on the Make a Move and Rural Falls Injury Prevention programs and includes information on the Home Safety Checklist.
• Farm related
  Describes the number and types of fatal incidents on farms and provides links to further information at the Australian Centre for Agricultural Health and Safety.
• Motor vehicle
  Provides information on the number of motor vehicle incidents in NSW, including incidents that involve both fatalities and injuries.
• Work related
  Describes resouces that detail the number and types of work-related fatal incidents in NSW and provides links to further information at WorkCover NSW and the National Occupational Health and Safety Commission.