Dr Michael Fitzharris - Researcher Profile

Biography

Michael works in the Monash Injury Research Institute at Monash University as a Senior Research Fellow.

Keywords

Accident research and injury prevention, Africa, Air bags, Cost of road trauma, Decade of Action for Road Safety, Effectiveness of compensation systems, Impact of road crashes on psychological health, Road Safety Regulation and Policy, Road safety, Road safety in developing countries, Road safety statistics, evaluation of new vehicle technology

Qualifications

PHD

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2006

BSC(HONS)

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 1996

BA

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 1996

Publications

Journal Articles

Fitzharris, M.P., Stevenson, M.R., Middleton, P., Sinclair, G., 2012, Adherence with the pre-hospital triage protocol in the transport of injured patients in an urban setting, Injury-International Journal Of The Care Of The Injured [P], vol 43, Elsevier Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 1368-1376.

Collie, A., Fitzharris, M.P., Gabbe, B.J., 2012, Evaluation of a compensation claims management intervention for improving recovery from traumatic injury, Injury-International Journal Of The Care Of The Injured [P], vol 43, issue 9, Elsevier Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 1335-1336.

Clay, F.J., Fitzharris, M.P., Kerr, E., McClure, R.J., Watson, W., 2012, The association of social functioning, social relationships and the receipt of compensation with time to return to work following unintentional injuries to Victorian workers, Journal Of Occupational Rehabilitation [P], vol 22, Springer Science+Business Media, New York NY USA, pp. 363-375.

Fitzharris, M., Stevenson, M., Middleton, P., Sinclair, G., 2011, Adherence with the pre-hospital triage protocol in the transport of injured patients in an urban setting, Injury-International Journal Of The Care Of The Injured [P], vol e, Elsevier Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 1-9.

Taylor, C., Stevenson, M., Jan, S., Liu, B., Tall, G., Middleton, P., Fitzharris, M., Myburgh, J., 2011, An investigation into the cost, coverage and activities of Helicopter Emergency Medical Services in the state of New South Wales, Australia, Injury-International Journal Of The Care Of The Injured [P], vol 42, Elsevier Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 1088-1094.

Yoganandan, N., Fitzharris, M., Pintar, F., Stemper, B.D., Rinaldi, J., Maiman, D., Fildes, B., 2011, Demographics, velocity distributions, and impact type as predictors of AIS 4+ head injuries in motor vehicle crashes, Annals of Advances in Automotive Medicine [P], vol 55, Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine, Barrington, Illinois, USA, pp. 267-280.

de Rome, L., Ivers, R., Fitzharris, M., Haworth, N., Heritier, S., Richardson, D., 2011, Effectiveness of motorcycle protective clothing: riders' health outcomes in the six months following a crash, Injury-International Journal Of The Care Of The Injured [P], vol e, Elsevier Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 1-11.

Finfer, S., McEvoy, S., Bellomo, R., McArthur, C., Myburgh, J., Norton, R., French, J., Doig, G., Hayek, M., O'Donnell, S., Bell, A., Boyce, N., Blythe, D., Cade, J., Chapman, M., Cole, L., Cooper, D., Davies, A., French, C., Joyce, c., MacMahon, S., Neale, B., Presneill, J., Saul, P., Seppelt, I., Stephens, D., Turner, A., Williams, A., Woolfe, C., Peto, R., Sandercock, P., Sprung, C., Young, J., Billot, L., Li, Q., Charlton, J., Harry, C., Higgins, L., Moulden, K., Vallance, S., Chadderton, J., Newby, L., Bates, S., Goldsmith, D., Voss, A., Palermo, A., Francis, L., Jayne, K., Merai, M., Pandey, S., Schmidt, M., Sivarajasingham, S., Woodward, M., Carroll, R., McFadyen, B., Clarke, J., Powell, J., Tai, J., Hynesova, I., Weisbrodt, L., Bradley, L., Kelly, T., Limpus, A., Moore, R., Creed, S., Kaplan, S., Rivett, J., Thomas, J., Marsden, K., Boyce, C., Robertson, M., O'Connor, A., O'Connor, A., Potter, J., Ramakrishnan, N., Rajbhandari, D., Powell, C., Girling, K., Hodgetts, M., Jovanovska, A., Little, L., Fitzharris, M., 2011, Impact of albumin compared to saline on organ function and mortality of patients with severe sepsis, Intensive Care Medicine [P], vol 37, Springer, Germany, pp. 86-96.

Fitzharris, M., Yu, J., Hammond, N., Taylor, C., Wu, Y., Finfer, S., Myburgh, J., 2011, Injury in China: a systematic review of injury surveillance studies conducted in Chinese hospital emergency departments, BMC Emergency Medicine [P], vol 11, issue 18, BioMed Central Ltd., United Kingdom, pp. 1-16.

de Rome, L., Ivers, R., Fitzharris, M., Du, W., Haworth, N., Heritier, S., Richardson, D., 2011, Motorcycle protective clothing: protection from injury or just the weather?, Accident Analysis and Prevention [P], vol 43, Elsevier Pergamon, United Kingdom, pp. 1893-1900.

de Rome, L., Ivers, R., Haworth, N., Heritier, S., Du, W., Fitzharris, M., 2011, Novice riders and the predictors of riding without motorcycle protective clothing, Accident Analysis and Prevention [P], vol 43, Elsevier Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 1095-1103.

Fitzharris, M., Zhong, W., Myburgh, J., Xeuzhong, Y., Yu, J., Hammond, N., Finfer, S., Taylor, C., Wu, Y., 2011, The status of trauma registry systems in Chinese hospitals, Injury Prevention [P], vol 00, BMJ Group, United Kingdom, pp. 1-3.

Taylor, C., Stevenson, M., Jan, S., Middleton, P., Fitzharris, M., Myburgh, J., 2010, A systematic review of the costs and benefits of helicopter emergency medical services, Injury-International Journal Of The Care Of The Injured [P], vol 41, Elsevier Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 10-20.

Fitzharris, M., Bowman, D., Ludlow, K., 2010, Factors associated with return-to-work and health outcomes among survivors of road crashes in Victoria, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health [P], vol 34, issue 2, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Richmond Vic Australia, pp. 153-160.

de Rome, L., Ivers, R., Haworth, N., Heritier, S., Fitzharris, M., Du, W., 2010, Survey of novice motorcycle riders and their riding experience before licensing, Transportation Research Record-Series [P], U.S. National Research Council, Transportation Research Board, United States, pp. 75-81.

Fitzharris, M., Day, L., Lord, S., Gordon, I., Fildes, B., 2010, The Whitehorse NoFalls trial: effects on fall rates and injurious fall rates, Age And Ageing [P], vol 39, Oxford University Press, United Kingdom, pp. 728-733.

Fitzharris, M.P., Dandona, R., Kumar, G.A., Dandona, L., 2009, Crash characteristics and patterns of injury among hospitalized motorised two-wheeled vehicle users in urban India, BMC Public Health [P], vol 9, issue 11, Biomed Central Ltd, London, England, pp. 1-12.

Lenne, M.G., Ashby, K., Fitzharris, M.P., 2008, Analysis of general aviation crashes in Australia using the Human Factors Analysis and Classification System, International Journal of Aviation Psychology, vol 18, issue 4, Taylor & France, USA, pp. 340-352.

Fitzharris, M.P., Bowman, D.M., 2008, Booster seat use by Children aged 4-11 years: evidence of the need to revise current Australasian standards to accommodate overweight children, The Medical Journal of Australia, vol 189, issue 10, Australian Medical Publishing Company, Glebe NSW, pp. 597-598.

Fitzharris, M.P., Charlton, J.L., Bohensky, M., Koppel, S.N., Fildes, B.N., 2008, Booster seat use by children aged 4-11 years: Evidence of the need to revise current Australasian standards to accommodate overweight children, Medical Journal of Australia, vol 188, issue 6, Australasian Medical Publishing Company, Australia, pp. 328-331.

Koppel, S.N., Charlton, J.L., Fitzharris, M.P., Congiu, M., Fildes, B.N., 2008, Factors associated with the premature graduation of children into seatbelts, Accident Analysis & Prevention, vol 40, issue 2, Elsevier, UK, pp. 657-666.

Koppel, S.N., Charlton, J.L., Fildes, B.N., Fitzharris, M.P., 2008, How important is vehicle safety in the new vehicle purchase process?, Accident Analysis & Prevention, vol 40, issue 3, Elsevier, UK, pp. 994-1004.

Lahausse, J.A., Fildes, B.N., Page, Y., Fitzharris, M.P., 2008, The potential for Automatic Crash Notification systems to reduce road fatalities, Annual Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine, vol 52, issue 0, Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine, Barrington, Il. USA, pp. 85-92.

Fitzharris, M.P., Fildes, B.N., Charlton, J.L., Kossmann, T., 2007, General health status and functional disability following injury in traffic crashes, Traffic Injury Prevention, vol 8, Taylor & Francis, USA, pp. 309-320.

Bowman, D.M., Fitzharris, M.P., 2007, Too small for concern? Public health and nanotechnology, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, vol 31, issue 4, Public Health Association of Australia Inc / Wiley-Blackwell, Curtin Act Australia, pp. 382-384.

Fitzharris, M.P., Fildes, B.N., Charlton, J.L., 2006, Anxiety, acute- and Post-Traumatic Stress symptoms following involvement in traffic crashes, Annual Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine, vol 2006, Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine, USA, pp. 297-315.

Fitzharris, M.P., Fildes, B.N., Charlton, J.L., Tingvall, C., 2005, The relationship between perceived crash responsibility and post-crash depression, Annual Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine, Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine, Barrington Illinois USA, pp. 79-92.

Fitzharris, M.P., Fildes, B.N., Newstead, S.V., Logan, D., 2004, Benefits of Australian Design Rule 69 (full frontal crash protection) and airbags in frontal crashes in Australia, Annual Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine, vol 48, Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine, Illinois USA, pp. 35-53.

Langford, J., Fitzharris, M.P., Koppel, S., Newstead, S.V., 2004, Effectiveness of mandatory license testing for older drivers in reducing crash risk among urban older Australian drivers, Traffic Injury Prevention, vol 5, issue 4, Taylor & Francis, Inc., Philadelphia USA, pp. 326-335.

Langford, J., Fitzharris, M.P., Newstead, S.V., Koppel, S., 2004, Some consequences of different older driver licensing procedures in Australia, Accident Analysis and Prevention, vol 36, issue 6, Pergamon, UK, pp. 993-1001.

Fitzharris, M.P., Franklyn, M.J., Frampton, R., Yang, K.H., Morris, A., Fildes, B.N., 2004, Thoracic aortic injury in motor vehicle crashes: the effect of impact direction, side of body struck, and seat belt use, The Journal of TRAUMA - Injury, Infection, and Critical Care, vol 57, issue 3, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia USA, pp. 582-590.

Franklyn, M.J., Fitzharris, M.P., Fildes, B.N., Yang, K., Frampton, R., Morris, A., 2003, A preliminary analysis of aortic injuries in lateral impacts, Traffic Injury Prevention [P], vol 4, issue 3, Taylor and Francis, UK, pp. 263-269.

Fildes, B.N., Fitzharris, M.P., Koppel, S., Vulcan, P., Brooks, C., 2003, Benefits of seat belt reminder systems, Annual Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine, vol 47, Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine, Barrington IL USA, pp. 253-265.

Fildes, B.N., Charlton, J.L., Fitzharris, M.P., Langwieder, K., Hummel, T., 2003, Injuries to children in child restraints, International Journal Of Crashworthiness [P], vol 8, issue 3, Taylor and Francis, UK, pp. 277-284.

Day, L.M., Fildes, B.N., Gordon, I., Fitzharris, M., Flamer, H., Lord, S., 2002, Randomised factorial trial of falls prevention among older people living in their own homes, BMJ, vol 325, issue 7356, BMJ Publishing Group, London UK, pp. 1-6.

Conference Proceedings

Young, K., Lenne, M., Rudin-Brown, C., Fitzharris, M., 2010, How can we assess the role of driver distraction in crashes? Feasibility of using the Australian National Crash In-depth Study (ANCIS) for collecting distraction data, Proceedings of the 2010 Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference, 31 August - 3 September 2010, Dept. of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development & Local Government, Canberra, ACT, pp. 1-8.

Fitzharris, M.P., Lenne, M.G., Fotheringham, N.D., 2007, Characteristics of fatal crashes involving drugs in Victoria and associated contributory factors, Proceedings of the Australasian Road Safety Research Policing and Education Conference.

Logan, D., Fitzharris, M.P., Fildes, B.N., 2007, Lower extremity risk and harm associated wit narrow offset frontal impact crashes, Proceedings 2007 International IRCOBI Conference on the Biomechanics of Injury, IRCOBI, Switzerland, pp. 115-126.

Corben, B.F., Tingvall, A., Fitzharris, M.P., Newstead, S.V., Johnston, I.R., 2003, An analysis of crashes involving median encroachments on high-speed roads, Proceedings of the 21st ARRB and 11th REAAA Conference: Transport - our highway to a sustainable future, 18 May 2003 to 23 May 2003, ARRB Transport Research, Australia, pp. 1-16.

Franklyn, M.J., Fitzharris, M., Yang, K.H., Frampton, R., Morris, A., Fildes, B.N., 2002, Aortic injuries in side impacts: a preliminary analysis, 46th Annual Proceedings Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine, 30 September 2002 to 2 October 2002, Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM), Barrington IL USA, pp. 113-124.

Logan, D., Fitzharris, M., Fildes, B.N., 2002, Australia's national crash in-depth study - progress report, July 2002, RS 2002 Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference Proceedings, 4/11/02 to 5/11/02, Plevin and Assoc. P/L, Adelaide SA Australia, pp. 139-146.

Fildes, B.N., Charlton, J., Fitzharris, M., Langwieder, K., Hummel, T., 2002, Injuries to children in child restraints, International Crashworthiness Conference - ICrash2002 Conference Proceedings, 25/02/2002 to 27/02/2002, SAE-A, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 1-10.

Fitzharris, M., Fildes, B.N., 2001, Hospital admission rates and the rate of fractures of the femur in non-fatal traffic crashes in Victoria, Regain the Momentum: Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference Proceedings, 18 November 2001 to 20 November 2001, Conference Management Office, Monash University, Clayton Vic Australia, pp. 118-128.

Fildes, B.N., Fitzharris, M., Charlton, J., Pronk, N., 2001, Older driver safety - a challenge for Sweden's 'Vision Zero'?, 24th Australasian Transport Research Forum: Zero Road Toll: A Dream or a Realistic Vision?, 17 April 2001 to 20 April 2001, Tasmanian Dept. of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources, Hobart Tas Australia, pp. 1-15.

Morris, A., Newstead, S.V., Fitzharris, M., Fildes, B.N., 2001, The role of vehicle design in attaining the goal of zero road toll, 24th Australasian Transport Research Forum: Zero Road Toll: A Dream or a Realistic Vision?, 17 April 2001 to 20 April 2001, Tasmanian Dept. of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources, Hobart Tas Australia, pp. 1-10.

Fildes, B.N., Gabler, H.C., Fitzharris, M., Morris, A., 2000, Determining side impact priorities using real-world crash data and harm, 2000 International IRCOBI Conference on the Biomechanics of Impacts Proceedings, Montpellier France, 20-22 September 2000, IRCOBI, Bron France, pp. 157-167.

Gabler, H.C., Fildes, B.N., Fitzharris, M., 2000, Improved side impact protection - a search for systems modeling priorities, 2000 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, Baltimore Maryland USA, 10-13 September 2000, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, New York NY USA, pp. 1-9.

McKay, M., Fitzharris, M., Fildes, B.N., 1999, Driver injury patterns in the United States and Australia: does beltwearing or airbag deployment make a difference ?, 43rd Annual Proceedings - Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine, Barcelona (Sitges), Spain, 20-21 September,1999, AAAM, Des Plaines Illinois USA, pp. 409-424.

Fitzharris, M., Gelb, K.R., Harrison, W.A., Newstead, S.V., Diamantopoulou, K., Cameron, M., 1999, Evaluation of the effect of the deployment of hand-held laser speed-detection devices in the Melbourne Metropolitan area, Proceedings of the Road Safety Research Policing Education Conference 1999, Canberra ACT, 28-30 November, 1999, Department of Transport and Regional Development, Canberra ACT Australia, pp. 709-717.

Fitzharris, M., Fildes, B.N., 1999, The flip side of pedestrian crashes: an examination of who hits whom, Proceedings of the Road Safety Research Policing Education Conference 1999, Canberra ACT, 28-30 November, 1999, Department of Transport and Regional Development, Canberra ACT Australia, pp. 237-246.

Fitzharris, M., Corben, B., 1998, A comparison of crash types in Victorian Alpine regions during the snow season, 1987-96: a multi-faceted approach involving GIS technology in assessing the needs of countermeasure development and application on tourist routes, Proceedings of the Road Safety Research Policing Education Conference 1998, Wellington NZ, 16-17 November 1998, Land Transport Safety Authority New Zealand Police, Wellington NZ, pp. 93-97.

Fitzharris, M., Fildes, B.N., Oxley, J., 1998, An age-based comparison of pedestrian crash involvement in Victoria, 1992-96: development of a matrix to combine crash characteristics and human operator capabilities to achieve focused countermeasures, Proceedings of the Road Safety Research Policing Education Conference 1998, Wellington NZ, 16-17 November 1998, Land Transport Safety Authority New Zealand Police, Wellington NZ, pp. 145-150.

Other

Fitzharris, M.P., Fildes, B.N., Newstead, S.V., Logan, D., 2006, Crash-based Evaluation for Australian Design Rule 69 (Full Frontal Impact Occupant Protection), Australian Transport Safety Bureau, Canberra ACT Australia, pp. 1-116.

Charlton, J.L., Koppel, S.N., Fitzharris, M.P., Congiu, M., Fildes, B.N., 2006, Factors that Influence Children's Booster Seat use, Monash University Accident Research Centre (MUARC), Clayton Vic Australia, pp. 1-81.

Koppel, S.N., Charlton, J.L., Fildes, B.N., Fitzharris, M.P., Kullgren, A., 2006, SARAC II - Sub-Task 4.1 Quality Criteria for the Safety Assessment of Cars Based on Real-World Crashes, Comite Europeen Des Assurances, France, pp. 1-111.

Fildes, B.N., Fitzharris, M.P., Koppel, S.N., 2004, Benefits of Retrofitting Seat Belt Reminder Systems to Australian Passenger Vehicles, Australian Transport Safety Bureau, Civic Square ACT Australia, pp. 1-48.

Fildes, B.N., Logan, D., Fitzharris, M.P., Scully, J.E., Burton, D.M., 2003, ANCIS: The First Three Years, Monash University Accident Research Centre, Clayton Vic Australia, pp. 1-119.

Fildes, B.N., Fitzharris, M.P., Koppel, S.N., 2002, Benefits of Seat Belt Reminder Systems, Australian Transport Safety Bureau, Canberra ACT Australia, pp. 1-56.

Corben, B.F., Tingvall, A., Fitzharris, M.P., Newstead, S.V., Les, M., Johnston, I.R., 2001, Crash Analysis for the Review of Guidelines for Median Barriers, Monash University Accident Research Centre, Clayton Vic Australia, pp. 1-72.

Gibson, T., Fildes, B.N., Deery, H.A., Sparke, L.J., Fitzharris, M.P., McLean, J., 2001, Improved Side Impact Protection: A Review of Injury Patterns, Injury Tolerance and Dummy Measurement Capabilities, Monash University Accident Research Centre, Clayton Vic Australia, pp. 1-116.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Supervisors:

Fitzharris, M (Main), Mcclure, R (Associate).