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Trends in Child Deaths in New South Wales 1996-2005
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29 Jul 2008
(First published July 2008; last updated November 2008)
A report by the NSW Child Death Review Team that examines ten years of information about child deaths in NSW from 1996 to 2005.
A report by the NSW Child Death Review Team that examines ten years of information about child deaths in NSW from 1996 to 2005.
The web version has been updated to improve clarity at certain points and to correct errors where they have been found. Changes to the original web version of the report are listed here: Errata.
Please report any errors that you may find anywhere in the report, and these can be corrected.
The NSW Child Death Review Team (CDRT) is an independent panel of experts that investigates the systemic causes of child deaths in NSW to prevent or reduce these deaths. The CDRT is convened by the NSW Commissioner for Children and Young People, Ms Gillian Calvert.
The Trends in Child Deaths in New South Wales 1996-2005 report contains important new information about where progress is being made to reduce child deaths and where more work is needed to reduce preventable child deaths.
- Findings and recommendations
- Introduction
- All deaths including deaths due to external causes and diseases and morbid conditions
- Drowning
- Transport fatalities
- Supervision
- Alcohol and drug-related deaths
- Risk-taking
- Suicide
- Fatal assault
- Sudden unexpected deaths in infancy
- Asthma
- Cerebral palsy
- Congenital malformations
- Prematurity
- Epilepsy
- Leukaemia
- Meningococcal disease
- Pneumonia
- Coronial outcomes
- Refocusing the findings to the research questions
- Methods
You can download the full report from the link below.
Hardcopy: Not Available