TRAUMA TO THE CENTRAL AND PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEMS: PART 1: AN OVERVIEW OF MORTALITY, MORBIDITY AND COSTS; N. S.W. 1977
An epidemiological study of neurotrauma in New South Wales, South Australia and the Australian Capital Territory, 1977, was initiated and sponsored by the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia, conducted by its Trauma Subcommittee in collaboration with the Division of Health Services Research, Health Commission of New South Wales, funded by the Australian Brain Foundation and the Commonwealth Department of Health and supported by the Health Commissions of New South Wales and South Australia. This article presents the essential findings on mortality, morbidity and costs in New South Wales in 1977 in the first part and the more specific statistical profile of surgical treatment in New South Wales, 1977, in a separate, second part. The most revealing data found by this research is that cranio-cerebral and spinal injury was the leading cause of death up to the age of 44 in New South Wales (and South Australia) and up to the age of 49 in the male population and in the country regions. It accounted for 45% of all deaths to those aged 15 to 24. Cranio-cerebral and spinal injury caused 71% of all deaths on the roads. Sixty-four percent of those dying in road accidents never reached hospital. The figures for mortality and morbidity in the country regions were significantly worse than those in the metropolitan regions. The most important causes were identified and recommendations aimed at reducing this record were formulated.
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Corporate Authors:
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
College of Surgeons' Gardens, Spring Street
Melbourne 3000, Australia -
Authors:
- Selecki, B R
- Ring, I T
- SIMPSON, D A
- Vanderfield, G K
- Sewell, M F
- Publication Date: 1982-2
Media Info
- Features: Figures; Tables;
- Pagination: p. 93-102
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Serial:
- Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery
- Volume: 52
- Issue Number: 1
- Publisher: Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Age; Brain; Costs; Crashes; Epidemiology; Fatalities; Head; Injuries; Neurology; Spinal column; Statistics; Traffic crashes
- Uncontrolled Terms: Accident costs; Head injuries; Morbidity; Mortality
- Geographic Terms: Australia
- Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Finance; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00395004
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Report/Paper Numbers: HS-037 864
- Files: HSL, USDOT
- Created Date: Jun 30 1985 12:00AM