Serious unintentional injury involving a railway train or tram, Australia, 2009–10 to 2013–14

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Release Date: 19 Apr 2017

Topic: Injury

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This report presents information on hospitalisations in Australia due to unintentional serious injury involving a train or tram for the 5-year period from 2009–10 to 2013–14. Over this 5-year period, there were 812 cases of serious injury involving a train (178 due to a level crossing collision), an average of 162 per year. Over the same period, there were 397 cases of serious injury involving a tram.

ISSN: 2205-510X (PDF) 1444-3791 (Print)
ISBN: 978-1-76054-100-2
Cat. no: INJCAT 177
Pages: 41

Findings from this report:

There were 812 cases of serious unintentional injury involving a train, an average of about 160 per year
Of the 812 cases of injury involving a train, 178 people were seriously injured due to a level crossing collision
Occupants of trains made up 71% of all injury cases, with most occurring while boarding or alighting the train
There were 397 cases of serious unintentional injury involving a tram, an average of 80 per year

Preliminary pages
- Title & verso title pages
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Symbols
- Summary
  - Serious unintentional injury involving a railway train
  - Serious unintentional injury due to level crossing collisions
  - Serious unintentional injury involving a tram
Body content
- 1 Introduction
  - Railway collisions
  - Level crossing collisions
  - Types of level crossings
- 2 Serious unintentional injury involving a railway train
  - Circumstances of injury
  - Length of hospital stay
- 3 Serious unintentional injury due to level crossing collisions
  - Scope
  - Number and rate of serious injury
  - Circumstances of injury
  - Length of hospital stay
- 4 Serious unintentional injury involving a tram
  - Circumstances of injury
  - Length of hospital stay
- 5 Tables and charts
  - Serious unintentional injury involving a railway train
    - Number and rate of serious injury cases
    - Circumstances of injury
  - Serious unintentional injury due to level crossing collisions
    - Number and rate of serious injury cases
  - Serious unintentional injury involving a tram
    - Number and rate of serious unintentional injury
End matter
- Appendix A: Data issues
  - Population denominators
  - Quantifying variability in the counts presented in this report
  - Suppression of small cell counts in data tables
  - Change in Victorian admission policy
  - Errors, inconsistencies and uncertainties
  - Data quality statement: National Hospital Morbidity Database
  - Summary of key issues
- Appendix B: Serious injury counts by calendar year
- Glossary
- References
- List of tables
- List of figures
- Related publications

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