[ANSWER]GMED3009 Assessment 2 Comorbidity Report: Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury in Australia

[ANSWER PREVIEW] During the reporting period 2016-17, 227 new cases of TSCI were reported in Injury in Australia in individuals aged 15 years and above.

During the reporting period 2016-17, 227 new cases of TSCI were reported in Injury in Australia in individuals aged 15 years and above (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare [AIHW], 2020). The vast majority (80%) of these cases were reported in males. More specifically, the prevalence of the condition in males outnumbered that of females by a ratio of 4:1 (AIHW, 2020). While TSCI is prevalent across all age groups in Australia, individuals aged 45-54 years accounted for the highest percentage (18%) of all cases in 2016-17 (AIHW, 2020) .

The majority of TSCI cases Injury in Australia become chronic (New et al., 2015). Of the 227 new TSCI cases reported in 2016-17, 220 (96.9%) led to persisting TSCI, with three cases dying (AIHW, 2020). In the same period, the incidence of persisting TSCI in individuals aged 15 years and above was 11.1 cases per million, with the incidence in individuals aged 75 years and above being 13 cases per million (AIHW, 2020). In the reporting period 1996-97..[Buy Full Answer for Just USD 9: 1652 WORDS]

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