ROAD CRASHES INVOLVING ABORIGINAL PEOPLE IN WESTERN-AUSTRALIA

Previous researchers who have looked at the problem of Australian Abor iginals involved in road crashes have examined data about Aboriginals killed in crashes as this has been the only kind available. The aim of the present study was to describe the characteristics of Aboriginals and non-Aboriginals hospitalised in Western Australia after a crash. T he results suggested that Aboriginals were over-represented in casualt y road crashes on a per-capita basis but that they did not differ in t he patterns of injuries received or in injury severity when compared t o non-Aboriginal casualties. Additional data are needed to further exa mine these issues.