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ROAD DEATHS

Australians living in remote and very remote Australia are four times more likely to
die in a car accident than those in our major cities. Flying Doctor research calls for
new strategies to be adopted to reduce deaths on our country roads.

AGRICULTURE

Injury fatality rates for agricultural workers are nine times higher than any other
industry.

Flying Doctor research calls for new strategies to make working on our farms safer.

Reference: National Centre for Farmer Health

INDIGENOUS

Over the last decade, Indigenous hospitalization rates for injuries increased by a
third, compared with only a one-tenth increase for non-Indigenous
Australians.

Flying Doctor research calls for new strategies to be adopted to prevent accidents
and injuries occurring in Indigenous communities.

TRAVEL

Two thirds of Australia’s population resides in major cities, yet more than half of
preventable road fatalities occur on rural and remote roads.

Flying Doctor research calls for new strategies to be adopted to reduce deaths on
our country roads.

CALL TO ACTION

The 2004-14 National Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion Plan expired last year.

Government’s need to adopt a new injury prevention strategy to both safe lives and
save taxpayer dollars.

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