ITIM publishes regular reports describing the spectrum of trauma in NSW, as well as key aspects of the NSW trauma system response to these patients.
All reports and issues of data by ITIM are based upon the NSW trauma minimum dataset, which is collected in the NSW Trauma Registry.
Major trauma in NSW report
3901
major trauma patients
10.3
% deaths with injury severity score over 12
45.2
% caused by falls
38.1
% caused by transport
43
% occurred in a rural area
46
% had ICU admission
Download Major trauma in NSW 2022–23 (PDF 4.8 MB)
Published: October 2025
Past reports:
- Major trauma in NSW 2021–22 (PDF 11.1 MB)
- Major trauma in NSW 2020–21 (PDF 3.6 MB)
- Major trauma in NSW 2019–20 (PDF 3.0 MB)
Neurotrauma in rural NSW report
Analysis of NSW trauma registry data on the response to isolated severe head injuries from 2016 to 2021.
Neurotrauma in rural NSW: 2016–2021 (PDF 2.2 MB)
Published: March 2025. Next review: 2028.
Road ambulance transports report
Data linkage analysis from the Critical Care Acute Trauma and Emergency (CATE) Public Health Register 2019–20.
Evaluation of road ambulance transports for trauma in NSW (PDF 2.8 MB)
Published: April 2023