Hazard #38
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The purpose of this issue of Hazard is to provide an overview of injury deaths in Victoria based on the Victorian Coroner’s Facilitation System. Although these data are not timely, they highlight outstanding causes and identify trends and changes over time to an extent unavailable from other current sources. It updates Hazard 11, June 1992 and provides an insight into the depth of timely data soon to be available from the National Coronial Information System (NCIS). Additionally there is a brief report of the NCIS and developments surrounding its implementation.
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