Predictive Characteristics of Childhood Emergency Injury Presentations in a Non-Urban Area of Victoria, Australia
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Article Title | Predictive Characteristics of Childhood Emergency Injury Presentations in a Non-Urban Area of Victoria, Australia |
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Article Category | Article |
Authors | Peck, Blake, Terry, Daniel and Kloot, Kate |
Journal Title | Emergency Care and Medicine |
Journal Citation | 1 (2), pp. 165-175 |
Number of Pages | 10 |
Year | 2024 |
Publisher | MDPI AG |
Place of Publication | Switzerland |
ISSN | 2813-7914 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.3390/ecm1020018 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.mdpi.com/2813-7914/1/2/18 |
Abstract | Injury is the leading cause of death and disability amongst those between 0 and 16 years of age. Routinely associated with a social gradient of health, childhood injury is reportedly higher in rural and regional areas. A retrospective cross-sectional study collected deidentified emergency injury presentation data from nine health services in regional Victoria for children aged 0–14 years between 2017 and 2022. Emergency injury presentation incidence rates and predictor variables were analysed using hierarchical multiple regression. Significance was determined at p < 0.05. Amongst the 15,884 emergency injury presentations, 35.2% (n = 5597) occurred at health services that did not routinely report data to government datasets. Although some findings are consistent with current research, this study highlights specific factors that are predictive of injury amongst 0–4-year-old children who require deeper investigation, including general practitioner access and health literacy-related elements such as preschool health assessment attendance rates, parent education levels, and overseas birth. These findings provide more comprehensive insights for healthcare workers and policymakers as they seek to support people with injuries and accurately address health inequities. |
Keywords | childhood injury; emergency presentation; socioeconomic; preschool; early intervention; non-urban; injury surveillance |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 420202. Disease surveillance |
420308. Health informatics and information systems | |
420321. Rural and remote health services | |
Byline Affiliations | Federation University |
School of Nursing and Midwifery | |
Rural Economies Centre of Excellence | |
Centre for Health Research | |
Deakin University |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/z76z0/predictive-characteristics-of-childhood-emergency-injury-presentations-in-a-non-urban-area-of-victoria-australia
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