Serious childhood community injury in New South Wales 2009-10

More than 23,000 children and young people in New South Wales were hospitalised because of an injury in 2009-2010, according to a report released  by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) and the NSW Commission for Children and Young People. The report, Serious childhood community injury in New South Wales 2009-10, provides information on hospitalised injury of NSW children (aged 0-17) between 1 July 2009 and 30 June 2010. It also provides information on long-term trends.
 Falls were the most commonly reported cause of hospitalised injury (39% of cases), and these frequently involved playground equipment. Transport injuries were also common (14%).