Journal article
Injuries across adolescence: an investigation using the Extended Adolescent Injury Checklist (E-AIC)
Health Promotion Journal of Australia, Vol.22(2), pp.128-133
2011
PMID: 21819356
Abstract
Issues addressed
Injuries are the leading cause of death among adolescents. The current research examined a measure of adolescent injury in terms of whether it encompasses the diverse injury experiences of Australian adolescents, including high-risk and normative adolescents, and thus determine its utility as a tool for health promotion research.
Methods
Grade 9 students from two Brisbane high schools (n=202, aged 13–14 years) and adolescents recruited from the Emergency Department waiting rooms of four Brisbane hospitals (n=98, aged 16–18 years) completed the Extended Adolescent Injury Checklist (E-AIC).
Results
The most common cause of injury among adolescents was a sports activity, followed by fights for all participants except schoolbased males, who experienced more bicycle injuries. Alcohol use was most frequently reported in association with interpersonal violence injuries.
Conclusions
A broad variety of injuries, occurring in context of multiple risk as well as normative behaviours, were reported by adolescents in both school and ED settings, and were captured by the E-AIC.
So what?
Findings suggest that the E-AIC is a useful measure that captures the injury experiences of adolescents in different contexts. The high occurrence of injuries that do not result in formal medical treatment also indicates scope for interventions to be based around lessons in first aid, while also incorporating injury prevention components.
Details
- Title
- Injuries across adolescence: an investigation using the Extended Adolescent Injury Checklist (E-AIC)
- Authors
- Rebekah Chapman (Corresponding Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyLisa Buckley - Queensland University of TechnologyMary Sheehan - Queensland University of Technology
- Publication details
- Health Promotion Journal of Australia, Vol.22(2), pp.128-133
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
- Date published
- 2011
- DOI
- 10.1071/HE11128
- ISSN
- 2201-1617
- PMID
- 21819356
- Organisation Unit
- School of Law and Society; Road Safety Research Collaboration
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 991044896602621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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