The feasibility and utility of using coded ambulance records for a violence surveillance system: A novel pilot study

The acute association between interpersonal violence, alcohol and drug use, self-harm, and mental health issues is relatively unexplored. Violence-related ambulance attendances were analysed, differentiated by type of violence and by victim or aggressor of violence, as well as the co-occurrence of a...

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Published in:Trends and issues in crime and criminal justice 2020-04 (595), p.1-17
Main Authors: Scott, Debbie, Heilbronn, Cherie, Coomber, Kerri, Curtis, Ashlee, Moayeri, Foruhar, Wilson, James, Matthews, Sharon, Crossin, Rose, Wilson, Alex, Smith, Karen, Miller, Peter, Lubman, Dan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alcohol
Alcoholism and crime
Ambulance service
Criminology
Drug abuse
Drug use
Family relations
Health aspects
Intelligence gathering
Interpersonal conflict
Mental disorders
Mental health
Prevention
Surveillance
Surveillance equipment
Violence
Violent crimes
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Summary:The acute association between interpersonal violence, alcohol and drug use, self-harm, and mental health issues is relatively unexplored. Violence-related ambulance attendances were analysed, differentiated by type of violence and by victim or aggressor of violence, as well as the co-occurrence of alcohol and drug use, self-harm, and mental health issues. Ambulance attendances related to victims of violence had few co-occurring issues beyond alcohol and drug misuse. In contrast, attendances related to aggressors were more complex, with high proportions of co-occurring mental health, self-harm, and alcohol and drug issues. These findings demonstrate the utility of ambulance data for surveillance of interpersonal violence.
ISSN:0817-8542
1836-2206