In 2017, the AWISS team were commissioned to identify and develop a list of key injury indicators (listed below), to improve injury surveillance and support injury prevention programs and policies throughout Wales. A consultation process with interested individuals and groups across Welsh health boards, Public Health Wales, Universities, and third sector organisations, identified 25 key injury prevention indicators for Wales listed below.
Please click here for an overview of the consultation process, and decisions behind the selected indicators.
- All cause injuries – fatalities
- All cause injuries – emergency hospital admissions
- All cause injuries – emergency department attendances
- All cause injuries – Disability adjusted life years
- Home and leisure injuries in all age groups – emergency department attendances
- Home and leisure injuries in all age groups – emergency hospital admissions
- Unintentional injuries in the home in 0-7 year age group – emergency department attendances
- Burns and scalds in 0-4 year age group – emergency hospital admissions
- Falls in 65+ years – emergency hospital admissions
- Road Traffic Injuries in all age groups – emergency department attendances
- Road Traffic Injuries in all age groups – emergency hospital admissions
- Road Traffic Injuries in young adults aged 17-24 years – fatalities
- Road Traffic Injuries in young adults aged 17-24 years – emergency hospital admissions
- Pedestrian and cycling injuries in 0-16 year age group – emergency hospital admissions
- Poisoning in all age groups – emergency department attendances
- Poisoning in all age groups – emergency hospital admissions
- Poisoning in children and young people aged 0-24 years – emergency department attendances
- Poisoning in children and young people aged 0-24 years – emergency hospital admissions
- Self-harm in young people aged 10-24 years – fatalities
- Self-harm in young people aged 10-24 years – emergency hospital admissions
- Assault in all age groups – emergency hospital admissions
- Public Health Outcome Framework (PHOF): Hip fractures among older people, analysis lead by Public Health Wales
- PHOF: Injury related deaths, analysis lead by Public Health Wales
- PHOF: Road Traffic injury deaths, analysis lead by Public Health Wales
- PHOF: Suicide, analysis lead by Public Health Wales
All are reported as incidence rates per 100,000 population.