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home / centre for automotive safety research / Publications / List / Details Publication Details| Title | Head and neck injury in Australia | | Authors | McLean AJ | | Year | 1988 | | Type | Conference Paper | | Abstract | Road traffic accidents in Australia cause half of all accidental deaths and two-thirds of all fatal head and spinal injuries. Their importance as a public health problem is exacerbated by the high proportion of young adults, compared with other age groups, who are killed or severely disabled by these types of accidents. The NH&MRC Road Accident Research Unit's research on head injuries due to road traffic accidents is carried out in collaboration with the Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science, the Forensic Science Centre, the Royal Adelaide Hospital and the Adelaide Children's Hospital. It continues earlier work of the University of Adelaide's Department of Pathology which included an assessment of the benefits of safety helmets worn by motorcyclists. Aspects of the Unit's continuing long-term study of the mechanisms of damage to the brain in road traffic accidents will be presented during this Symposium. Exchange of information and ideas at an international level is essential in any field of research and the organisation of this Symposium has been an important part of the academic work of the Unit. | | Publisher | Road Accident Research Unit | | Publisher City | Adelaide | | Sponsor | National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia | | ISBN | 0908204132 | | Conference Name | Head and Neck Injury in Road Accidents Symposium | | Conference Location | Adelaide, Australia | | Conference Date | 10-11 December 1985 | | Page Range | 1-4 | | Page Count | 4 | | Notes | available from CASR library on request |
| Reference | | McLean AJ (1988). Head and neck injury in Australia. Head and Neck Injury in Road Accidents Symposium, (pp. 1-4). Adelaide: Road Accident Research Unit. |
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