Incidence of emergency department presentations for traumatic brain injury in Indigenous and non-Indigenous residents aged 15-64 over the 9-year period 2007-2015 in North Queensland, Australia.

CONCLUSIONS: The greater burden of ED presentations for TBI in the Indigenous compared with the non-Indigenous population is of concern. Importantly, the need to provide quality services and support to people living with TBI in remote and very remote areas, and the major role of the new National Disability Insurance Scheme is discussed. PMID: 30417259 [PubMed]
Source: Rural Remote Health - Category: Rural Health Authors: Tags: Inj Epidemiol Source Type: research