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Eye injuries in Australia 2010–11 to 2014–15
Eye injuries in Australia 2010–11 to 2014–15
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Topic: Injury
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AIHW
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2018) Eye injuries in Australia 2010–11 to 2014–15, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 23 April 2024.
APA
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2018). Eye injuries in Australia 2010–11 to 2014–15. Canberra: AIHW.
MLA
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Eye injuries in Australia 2010–11 to 2014–15. AIHW, 2018.
Vancouver
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Eye injuries in Australia 2010–11 to 2014–15. Canberra: AIHW; 2018.
Harvard
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2018, Eye injuries in Australia 2010–11 to 2014–15, AIHW, Canberra.
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This report shows 51,778 people were hospitalised as a result of an eye injury in the 5-year period, 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2015; two-thirds of these were males. Falls (35%) and assaults (23%) were the most common causes of eye injuries. The most common type of eye injury was an open wound of the eyelid and periocular area (27%). Some 86,602 presentations were made to an emergency department due to an eye injury in the 2-year period, 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2015; 1% of these presentations were admitted to hospital.
- ISSN: 2205-510X (PDF) 1444-3791 (Print)
- ISBN: 978-1-76054-341-9
- Cat. no: INJCAT 194
- Pages: 50
Findings from this report:
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51,778 people were hospitalised for an eye injury in the period 2010–11 to 2014–2015; two-thirds of these were male
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More than one-third of hospitalisations for an eye injury were due to a fall (35%), and 23% were due to assaults
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27% of all eye injury hospitalisations were for an open wound of the eyelid and periocular area
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86,602 people presented to an emergency department for an eye injury in the 2-year period 2013–14 to 2014–15