by Peter Stokes | 10 Sep, 2019 | Analysis
The Child Death and Serious Injury Review Committee collects and analyses information on the circumstances of all deaths of children in South Australia. The Committee reviews this information to better understand the patterns of death from all causes including: who is...
by Peter Stokes | 7 Jun, 2019 | Analysis
The Child Death and Serious Injury Review Committee has reviewed the deaths of 14 children and young people since 2005, resulting from asthma. The Committee found that improvements in asthma care could be made. Recognition of poorly controlled asthma Health services...
by Peter Stokes | 20 Mar, 2019 | Analysis
Over the last 13 years, the Child Death and Serious Injury Review Committee has documented the higher death rates for children living in more remote regions of the State. The death rate for children living in different parts of South Australia can be seen in more...
by Peter Stokes | 10 Oct, 2018 | Analysis
To create a comprehensive set of suicide prevention strategies for young people, many different avenues of intervention need to be considered. The Child Death and Serious Injury Review Committee carefully reviews all information available to it to determine if a young...
by Peter Stokes | 4 Jul, 2018 | Analysis
The South Australian Safe Infant Sleeping Standards are a comprehensive set of standards for placing infants less than 12 months old to sleep. These standards were developed to help reduce the occurrence of sudden unexpected deaths of infants during sleep. Several...
by Peter Stokes | 11 Apr, 2018 | Analysis
More children die in areas of South Australia where there are greater levels of social disadvantage. The Committee has documented this association over the past 12 years and published data showing this relationship in its 2016-17 Annual Report. In countries like...