Marine Safety in Victoria Report 2007-2008 (PDF, 1.3 MB, 72 pp.)

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• Forty-four percent of admissions were fracture cases, most commonly knee and lower leg fractures (29% of fracture cases). Dislocations/sprains/strains were the next most frequent type of injury (13%, mostly shoulder dislocations). Among ED presentations, open wounds (26%) and sprains/strains (21%) were common injuries. The report also includes an analysis of deaths and hospital-treated injury in the major water sports. The ranking of water sports for hospital-treated injury in 2006/7 were (from highest to lowest): water skiing and other towed water sports (n=388 hospital-treated injury cases); motor boating/unspecified boating (n=279); personal water craft (PWC) riding (n=80); sailing (n=53); wind/kite surfing (n=39); and fishing (n=28). All injury case counts for water sports are likely underestimates due to data coding and quality issues. Recommendations for prevention and data quality issues are highlighted in the discussion section. 10
1. Introduction This is the fifth report to the MSV on marine incidents and boating related deaths and hospital-treated injury (admissions and Emergency Department presentations). Marine incident data included in this report cover the 12-month period July 2007 to June 2008, whereas fatality and hospital-treated injury data are for the previous year (2006/07). Data on marine incidents were drawn from the Marine Incident Reporting (MIR) System formerly known as the Marine Incident Database (MID), the third year of data from the upgraded system. Boating-related fatality data were sourced from the National Coroners Information System (NCIS). Hospital admissions and Emergency Department presentations data for boating-related injury were extracted from the Victorian Admitted Episodes Dataset (VAED) and the Victorian Emergency Minimum Dataset (VEMD). The VAED covers all public and private hospitals in Victoria. The VEMD covered 38 Victorian hospital Emergency Departments in 2006/07. 1.1 Background Marine Safety Victoria (MSV) is the State’s marine safety agency and is responsible for the administration of the Marine Act 1988. Its objectives are to: • facilitate efficient and safe operation of vessels; • facilitate navigation safety; • improve community awareness of boating safety; • improve and simplify vessel registration and operating requirements; and • ensure an effective response to oil pollution incidents. The responsibilities vested in MSV are as follows: • Setting standards for the design, construction and equipment of commercial vessels to maintain structural integrity and seaworthiness • Setting standards related to recreational vessels and for operating and zoning rules • Licensing of pilots and harbour masters and determining standards for the training of pilots, pilot exempt masters and harbour masters • Determining standards and procedures for navigation and maritime safety on State waters • Developing appropriate standards for the provision and maintenance of navigational aids for State waters • Developing appropriate standards for dredging and maintenance of channels • Enforcing and monitoring compliance with prescribed standards • Developing, reviewing, coordinating and managing the Victorian Marine Pollution Contingency Plan • Providing authoritative advice, commissioning research and promoting education and training in marine safety matters Marine Safety in Victoria: July 2007 to June 2008 11
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7 References Ashby K, Cassell E. (2
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