Injury Prevention Report 2022

Running head: INJURY PREVENTION
INJURY PREVENTION
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INJURY PREVENTION1
Executive summary
Fall is the main cause of injury among the aboriginal older adults. The falls has been associated
with traumatic brain injury, medicines, slips and falls due to uneven or wet flooring. Injury
related to falls is associated with increased GP presentation and hospital admission. Falls results
in functional decline of the patients and reduces the quality of life. The rate of falls among the
older adults have been found to be higher in the aboriginals than the non-aboriginals. However,
they are less likely to remain under hospitalisation for a long time. An epidemiological profile of
this injury in New South Wales has been provided. However, accurate data needs regarding the
exact number of falls are still required.

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CONTENTS
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
Goal statement.................................................................................................................................2
Rationale for choosing this topic.....................................................................................................2
Demography for the target population.............................................................................................4
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................8
References........................................................................................................................................9

INJURY PREVENTION3
INTRODUCTION
Injury is a highly preventable and a leading cause of mortality and morbidity in older
adults and is a major contributor to the health gap remaining between the Aboriginal and the
non-aboriginal adults residing in Australia (Orces, 2014). Falls have been found to be the leading
injury mechanism among the aboriginal older adults and a considerable number of GP visits and
hospitalisation have found to be because of falls. This report has will provide with an
epidemiological data on the fall related injury among the aboriginal older adults. The data has
been evidenced by valid graphs evidences.
GOAL STATEMENT
To reduce the number of fall related injuries among the indigenous older adults at New South
Wales.
RATIONALE FOR CHOOSING THIS TOPIC
One of the common cause of injury among the aboriginal older adults residing in New
South Wales had been fall. The rate of the fall injury among the indigenous older people had
been higher among older adults over 65 years (NSW government, 2018). Although the pattern of
the fall injury had been similar for both the indigenous and the non-indigenous, but a large
difference has been noticed in rates of the falls. Different types of falls has caused the risk of
hospitalisation and inequalities. The most common cause of fall injury for the older adults had
been falls on the same level are slipping, stumbling and tripping (Boehm, Franklin & King,
2014). Falls from household objects like beds, chairs, stairs and steps consists of the next largest
proportion of the combined cases. The most common cause of falls has been recorded to be
slipped or tripped (28 %), surrounding hazards like wet floor (22 %), fating and dizziness or due