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Childhood injury surveillance: The value of emergency department data Volume 10 Issue 7

Meredith Nirui, Valerie Delpech, Mark Ferson, Linda Christie

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Meredith Nirui

Valerie Delpech

Mark Ferson

Linda Christie

Abstract

This article examines child injury data from the Sydney Children’s Hospital Emergency Department database for an 11-month period. The database provides useful local information about the nature, location and type of injuries sustained by children that is essential for effective local planning of injury prevention initiatives.