Injury by topic
Hazard is the quarterly journal of the Victorian Injury Surveillance Unit (VISU) (formerly VISAR). Information about injuries and their prevention is disseminated through this publication. The issues reviewed in Hazard are chosen because of a combination of the severity, frequency and preventability of the injury type.
If you would like more information about Hazard, please contact Karen Ashby on (03) 9905 1805 (fax: (03) 9905 1809).
Links in the index below will take you to the appropriate issue of Hazard in Adobe .pdf format. You can also browse the Hazard index by issue. Other sources of information, such as MUARC reports on specific injury topics, are also listed below.
Subject Index
| TOPIC | Hazard edition [pdf] | MUARC reports | Other |
| Animal related injury | |||
| - dog bite | 3, 12, 25, 26, 34, 69 | - Injury Prevention 2001;7: 321-6 | |
| - magpie | |||
| Asphyxia | 60 | ||
| Burns | 3, 12, 21, 25, 29, 57 | ||
| Child care settings | 16, 29 | ||
| Consumer products | 61, 75 | 83, 162, 168 | Consumer product safety websites http://www.productsafety.gov.au/content |
| - bunk beds | 11, 14, 44, 50,75 | 123 | |
| - elastic luggage straps | 43 | ||
| - escalators | 24 | ||
| - fireworks | 47 | - Injury Prevention 1998;4:272-274 | |
| - ladders | 41, 63 | ||
| - needlestick /syringe | 11, 17, 25 | ||
| - nursery furniture | 14, 16, 20, 25, 34, 37, 44 | Dept. of Consumer Affairs - Guide to Nursery Furniture | |
| - shopping trolleys | 22, 25, 42 | VISU Fact Sheet | |
| - televisions | VISU Fact Sheet | ||
| - umbrellas | VISU Fact Sheet | ||
| - vapouriser units | 43 | VISU Fact Sheet | |
| Cutting and piercing | 52, 55 | 158 | |
| Deaths from injury | 11, 38, 54, 72 | ||
| Drowning/near drowning /diving | 2, 5, 7, 30, 34, 55 | - Family friendly beaches |
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| Falls (see listings of specific products associated with falls) | 44, 45, 48, 59, 65, 67 | ||
| Farm | 30, 33, 68 | 96, 148 RIRDC 99/126 |
- MIRI research projects |
| - tractor | 24, 33, 47 | 155 | |
| Finger jams | 10, 14, 16, 25, 32, 50, 51, 59 | - Injury Prevention 2004;10:280-286 | |
| Home injury | 14, 32, 59, 65 | 158 | |
| - do-it-yourself maintenance | 41 | - Brochure | |
| - domestic glass | 7, 22, 25, 52 | ||
| Intentional injury | 38, 46, 49, 55 | ||
| - assult in public places | 73 | ||
| - car exhaust gassing suicides | 11, 20, 25, 41 | 139 | |
| - cutting and piercing | 55 | ||
| - domestic violence | 21, 30 | 63 | |
| Older persons | 19, 45, 48, 50, 62, 67 | 57, 118, 162 | |
| Playground equipment | 3, 10, 14, 16, 25, 29, 44, 51, 61, 65 | VISU Fact Sheet | |
| Poisoning | - Injury Prevention 1999;5:31-35 | ||
| - drugs and medication | 2, 4, 27, 39, 47 | 193 | |
| - other poisoning agents | 6, 10, 18, 28 | 139 | |
| - venomous bites /stings | 35 | VISU Fact Sheet | |
| Power tools | |||
| - chainsaws | 22 | ||
| - cutting piercing | 52 | ||
| - DIY | 41 | Prevention of injuries associated with DIY | - Brochure |
| - lawn mowers | 22, 52 | VISU Fact Sheet | |
| - power saws | 28, 52 | ||
| Regional profiles | 46, 54 | ||
| - Hume | 95, 131 | - Injury Prevention 2002;8:18-22 | |
| - Latrobe Valley | 9, sp1, sp2 | 113, 114, 151, 190 | - Injury Prevention 2001;7:66-69 |
| School injury | 10, 29, 53 | ||
| Socio-economic status and injury | 49, 70 | ||
| Sports | 8, 9, 15, 30, 51, 66 | Sports injury countermeasure reports | |
| - baseball | - Brochure | ||
| - basketball | 51 | - Brochure | |
| - boating related | 56 | Marine Safety in Victoria 2008-2009 – VISU research report Marine Safety in Victoria 2007-2008 – VISU research report Follow up of hospital treated boating injury – VISU research report Follow up of hospital treated boating injury: the longer term effects – VISU research report |
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| - cricket | 51 | - Brochure | |
| - cycling (incl. BMX) | 2, 6, 7, 8, 10, 31, 34, 44, 51, 65 | 2, 32, 45, 51, 59, 64, 75, 76 | - IP abstract |
| - exercise equipment | 5, 9, 50 | VISU Fact Sheet -exercise bikes VISU Fact Sheet - treadmills |
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| - football (AFL) | 51 | - Brochure | |
| - golf | - Brochure | ||
| - hockey | - Brochure | ||
| - horse related sports | 7, 51 | 103 | |
| - in line skating | 15, 25, 31, 51 | 133 | - Brochure |
| - lawn bowls | - Brochure | ||
| - martial arts | 11 | ||
| - netball | 51 | - Brochure | |
| - running | - Brochure | ||
| - scooter riding | 44 | - Injury Prevention 2001; 7-:165-167 | |
| - skateboarding | 51 | - Brochure | |
| - snow sports | 66 | - Brochure - cross country - Brochure - downhill skiing - Brochure - snowboarding |
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| - soccer | 51 | - Brochure | |
| - softball | - Brochure | ||
| - surfing | 56 | ||
| - tennis | |||
| - trail bike riding | 31, 51 | ||
| - trampolines | 13, 42, 44, 61,75 | ||
| - volleyball | - Brochure | ||
| - yoga | - Brochure | ||
| Surveillance system/ data developments | 1, 2, 26, 28, 30, 40, 43, 50 | 72, 113 | |
| Transport related | |||
| - mobility scooters | 62 | ||
| - motorcyles - on & off-road | 51, 64, 65 | ||
| - non-traffic | 20 | ||
| - pedestrian | 71, 72 | ||
| - road traffic | 36, 46, 49 | See MUARC site | |
| Work related | 17, 18, 58 | - Guide to Evaluating the Effectiveness of Strategies for Preventing Work Injuries - Safety by design [800KB] |
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