Debbie Scott
Biographic Data
| ID | 4426779 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Debbie Scott |
| GIVEN NAMES | Debbie |
| FAMILY NAME | Scott |
| SIGNATURE | SCOTT D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Eastern Health |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4530-584X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 21 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Patterns of intimate partner violence in Victoria, Australia: Analysis using the National Ambulance Surveillance System
Limited surveillance mechanisms have investigated the acute harms associated with intimate partner violence (IPV). This study used novel coded ambulance data to examine the socioeconomic and geographical remoteness distribution of IPV victim survivors attended to by paramedics in the context of acute alcohol and/or drug and mental health harms. Coded ambulance records involving IPV (N = 1484) from 2016 to 2018 were extracted from the Victorian ar…
Impacts of Northern Territory banned drinker register on police recorded youth assault
Prevalence of Alcohol and Other Drug Use in Patients Presenting to Hospital for Violence-Related Injuries: A Systematic Review
Substance use is a risk factor for being both a perpetrator and a victim of violence. The aim of this systematic review was to report the prevalence of acute pre-injury substance use in patients with violence-related injuries. Systematic searches were used to identify observational studies that included patients aged ≥15 years presenting to hospital after violence-related injuries and used objective toxicology measures to report prevalence of acu…
Advancing a prevention-oriented support system for the health and safety of children
Description of Trends over the Week in Alcohol-Related Ambulance Attendance Data
Alcohol harms are often determined using a proxy measure based on temporal patterns during the week when harms are most likely to occur. This study utilised coded Australian ambulance data from the Victorian arm of the National Ambulance Surveillance System (NASS) to investigate temporal patterns across the week for alcohol-related ambulance attendances in 2019. These patterns were examined by season, regionality, gender, and age group. We found …
Adverse outcomes of GHB use: Analysis of ambulance attendances in metropolitan and regional Victoria
A systematic narrative review of the effects of alcohol supply reduction policies on children and adolescents
The impact of late‐night alcohol restrictions on ambulance call‐outs in entertainment precincts
Queensland Alcohol‐related violence and Night‐time Economy Monitoring (Quantem): Rationale and overview
This commentary introduces the special section on the outcomes of the Queensland Alcohol‐related violence and Night‐time Economy Monitoring project and outlines the political and policy context of the interventions put in place under the Queensland government's Tackling Alcohol‐Fuelled Violence strategy. The development of the strategy was informed by alcohol policy initiatives trialled in other major Australian cities over the past two decades. …
Summarising the impacts of the Queensland Alcohol‐related violence and Night‐Time Economy (Quantem) project
This closing commentary to the special section presents an overview of the Queensland Alcohol‐related violence and Night‐Time Economy Monitoring evaluation findings in comparison to those from other jurisdictions where similar interventions have been implemented (such as Sydney and Newcastle), and especially with previous studies that have used similar evaluation methodologies, such as the Dealing with Alcohol and the Night‐Time Economy study. Ov…
‘Extreme personal stress’ and ‘a lot of pain’: Exploring the physical, mental and social contexts of extramedical pharmaceutical opioid use in Australian paramedic case descriptions
Reporting Fatal Neglect in Child Death Review
Child death reviews are conducted with the aim of preventing child deaths however, definitions, inclusion criteria for the review of child deaths and reporting practices vary across Child Death Review Teams (CDRTs). This article aims to identify a common context and understanding of fatal neglect reporting by reviewing definitional issues of fatal neglect and comparing reporting practice across a number of CDRTs. Providing a consistent context fo…
The impact of legislation on acute synthetic cannabinoid harms resulting in ambulance attendance
Exploring Harms Experienced by Children Aged 7 to 11 Using Ambulance Attendance Data: A 6-Year Comparison with Adolescents Aged 12–17
Many population data sources do not routinely collect data of children under 12, despite research showing that mental health, self-injurious behaviour, and substance ingestion can have severe consequences in this age group. We used 6 years (January 2012 to December 2017) of ambulance attendance data from the Australian state of Victoria to characterise mental health, self-injurious behaviour, and substance ingestion in children aged 7−11. We comp…
Public Health Models for Preventing Child Maltreatment: Applications From the Field of Injury Prevention
Contemporary approaches to child protection are dominated by individualized forensically focused interventions that provide limited scope for more holistic preventative responses to children at risk and the provision of support to struggling families and communities. However, in many jurisdictions, it is frequently shown, often through public inquiries and program reviews, that investigatory and removal approaches are failing in critically import…
Patterns of Injury in Hospitalised One-Year-Old Children: Analysis by Trimester of Age Using Coded Data and Textual Description
The second year of life is a time of rapid developmental changes. This paper aims to describe the pattern of unintentional injuries to one-year old children in three-month age bands to better understand the risks associated with developmental stages and, therefore, identify opportunities for proactive prevention. Injury surveillance data were used to identify children admitted to hospital in Queensland, Australia for an unintentional injury from …
Quantity of documentation of maltreatment risk factors in injury-related paediatric hospitalisations
Given the importance of the medical record as a source of information about children presenting to hospital for treatment and as a potential source of evidence for legal action the lack of documentation is of concern. The details surrounding the injury admission and consideration of any maltreatment related risk factors, both identifying their presence and ruling them out are required for each and every case. This highlights the need for addition…
Using Routinely Collected Hospital Data for Child Maltreatment Surveillance: Issues, Methods and Patterns
This study has demonstrated that hospital data could provide valuable information for routine monitoring and surveillance of child maltreatment, even in the absence of population-based linked data sources. With national and international calls for a public health response to child maltreatment, better understanding of, investment in and utilisation of our core national routinely collected data sources will enhance the evidence-base needed to supp…
Reliability of Routinely Collected Hospital Data for Child Maltreatment Surveillance
Given the increasing international attention being given to improving the uniformity of reporting of child-maltreatment related injuries and the emphasis on the better utilisation of routinely collected health data, this study provides an estimate of the reliability of maltreatment-specific ICD-10-AM codes assigned in an inpatient setting
Community-Based Participatory Research in Disaster Preparedness Among Linguistically Isolated Populations: A Public Health Perspective
Working with linguistically isolated immigrants on public health issues poses a set of methodological challenges unique to this population. We used community-based participatory research (CBPR) techniques to investigate the disaster preparedness needs of four linguistically isolated population groups in Houston, Texas (Vietnamese, Chinese, Somali, and Spanish–speaking) in partnership with community-based organizations and community researchers. A…
Teaching about child sexual abuse by integrating criminal justice and nursing
This paper discusses an innovative, interdisciplinary course on child sexual abuse. Integrating two disciplines (criminal justice and nursing) often perceived to be distinct and unrelated, this paper demonstrates the establishment of cross-disciplinary commonalities. Based on the authors' experiences developing and presenting the course, this discussion focuses on: (a) the rationale and structure of such a course, (b) topical issues, (c) learning…
Community-Based Participatory Research in Disaster Preparedness Among Linguistically Isolated Populations: A Public Health Perspective
Working with linguistically isolated immigrants on public health issues poses a set of methodological challenges unique to this population. We used community-based participatory research (CBPR) techniques to investigate the disaster preparedness needs of four linguistically isolated population groups in Houston, Texas (Vietnamese, Chinese, Somali, and Spanish–speaking) in partnership with community-based organizations and community researchers. A…
Teaching about child sexual abuse by integrating criminal justice and nursing
This paper discusses an innovative, interdisciplinary course on child sexual abuse. Integrating two disciplines (criminal justice and nursing) often perceived to be distinct and unrelated, this paper demonstrates the establishment of cross-disciplinary commonalities. Based on the authors' experiences developing and presenting the course, this discussion focuses on: (a) the rationale and structure of such a course, (b) topical issues, (c) learning…
Community-Based Participatory Research in Disaster Preparedness Among Linguistically Isolated Populations: A Public Health Perspective
Working with linguistically isolated immigrants on public health issues poses a set of methodological challenges unique to this population. We used community-based participatory research (CBPR) techniques to investigate the disaster preparedness needs of four linguistically isolated population groups in Houston, Texas (Vietnamese, Chinese, Somali, and Spanish–speaking) in partnership with community-based organizations and community researchers. A…
Using Routinely Collected Hospital Data for Child Maltreatment Surveillance: Issues, Methods and Patterns
This study has demonstrated that hospital data could provide valuable information for routine monitoring and surveillance of child maltreatment, even in the absence of population-based linked data sources. With national and international calls for a public health response to child maltreatment, better understanding of, investment in and utilisation of our core national routinely collected data sources will enhance the evidence-base needed to supp…
Reliability of Routinely Collected Hospital Data for Child Maltreatment Surveillance
Given the increasing international attention being given to improving the uniformity of reporting of child-maltreatment related injuries and the emphasis on the better utilisation of routinely collected health data, this study provides an estimate of the reliability of maltreatment-specific ICD-10-AM codes assigned in an inpatient setting
Quantity of documentation of maltreatment risk factors in injury-related paediatric hospitalisations
Given the importance of the medical record as a source of information about children presenting to hospital for treatment and as a potential source of evidence for legal action the lack of documentation is of concern. The details surrounding the injury admission and consideration of any maltreatment related risk factors, both identifying their presence and ruling them out are required for each and every case. This highlights the need for addition…
Public Health Models for Preventing Child Maltreatment: Applications From the Field of Injury Prevention
Contemporary approaches to child protection are dominated by individualized forensically focused interventions that provide limited scope for more holistic preventative responses to children at risk and the provision of support to struggling families and communities. However, in many jurisdictions, it is frequently shown, often through public inquiries and program reviews, that investigatory and removal approaches are failing in critically import…
Patterns of Injury in Hospitalised One-Year-Old Children: Analysis by Trimester of Age Using Coded Data and Textual Description
The second year of life is a time of rapid developmental changes. This paper aims to describe the pattern of unintentional injuries to one-year old children in three-month age bands to better understand the risks associated with developmental stages and, therefore, identify opportunities for proactive prevention. Injury surveillance data were used to identify children admitted to hospital in Queensland, Australia for an unintentional injury from …
Exploring Harms Experienced by Children Aged 7 to 11 Using Ambulance Attendance Data: A 6-Year Comparison with Adolescents Aged 12–17
Many population data sources do not routinely collect data of children under 12, despite research showing that mental health, self-injurious behaviour, and substance ingestion can have severe consequences in this age group. We used 6 years (January 2012 to December 2017) of ambulance attendance data from the Australian state of Victoria to characterise mental health, self-injurious behaviour, and substance ingestion in children aged 7−11. We comp…
‘Extreme personal stress’ and ‘a lot of pain’: Exploring the physical, mental and social contexts of extramedical pharmaceutical opioid use in Australian paramedic case descriptions
Reporting Fatal Neglect in Child Death Review
Child death reviews are conducted with the aim of preventing child deaths however, definitions, inclusion criteria for the review of child deaths and reporting practices vary across Child Death Review Teams (CDRTs). This article aims to identify a common context and understanding of fatal neglect reporting by reviewing definitional issues of fatal neglect and comparing reporting practice across a number of CDRTs. Providing a consistent context fo…
The impact of legislation on acute synthetic cannabinoid harms resulting in ambulance attendance
The impact of late‐night alcohol restrictions on ambulance call‐outs in entertainment precincts
Queensland Alcohol‐related violence and Night‐time Economy Monitoring (Quantem): Rationale and overview
This commentary introduces the special section on the outcomes of the Queensland Alcohol‐related violence and Night‐time Economy Monitoring project and outlines the political and policy context of the interventions put in place under the Queensland government's Tackling Alcohol‐Fuelled Violence strategy. The development of the strategy was informed by alcohol policy initiatives trialled in other major Australian cities over the past two decades. …
Summarising the impacts of the Queensland Alcohol‐related violence and Night‐Time Economy (Quantem) project
This closing commentary to the special section presents an overview of the Queensland Alcohol‐related violence and Night‐Time Economy Monitoring evaluation findings in comparison to those from other jurisdictions where similar interventions have been implemented (such as Sydney and Newcastle), and especially with previous studies that have used similar evaluation methodologies, such as the Dealing with Alcohol and the Night‐Time Economy study. Ov…
A systematic narrative review of the effects of alcohol supply reduction policies on children and adolescents
Description of Trends over the Week in Alcohol-Related Ambulance Attendance Data
Alcohol harms are often determined using a proxy measure based on temporal patterns during the week when harms are most likely to occur. This study utilised coded Australian ambulance data from the Victorian arm of the National Ambulance Surveillance System (NASS) to investigate temporal patterns across the week for alcohol-related ambulance attendances in 2019. These patterns were examined by season, regionality, gender, and age group. We found …
Adverse outcomes of GHB use: Analysis of ambulance attendances in metropolitan and regional Victoria
Impacts of Northern Territory banned drinker register on police recorded youth assault
Prevalence of Alcohol and Other Drug Use in Patients Presenting to Hospital for Violence-Related Injuries: A Systematic Review
Substance use is a risk factor for being both a perpetrator and a victim of violence. The aim of this systematic review was to report the prevalence of acute pre-injury substance use in patients with violence-related injuries. Systematic searches were used to identify observational studies that included patients aged ≥15 years presenting to hospital after violence-related injuries and used objective toxicology measures to report prevalence of acu…
Advancing a prevention-oriented support system for the health and safety of children
Patterns of intimate partner violence in Victoria, Australia: Analysis using the National Ambulance Surveillance System
Limited surveillance mechanisms have investigated the acute harms associated with intimate partner violence (IPV). This study used novel coded ambulance data to examine the socioeconomic and geographical remoteness distribution of IPV victim survivors attended to by paramedics in the context of acute alcohol and/or drug and mental health harms. Coded ambulance records involving IPV (N = 1484) from 2016 to 2018 were extracted from the Victorian ar…
Medicine (19 works) · Poison control (13 works) · Suicide prevention (12 works) · Medical emergency (11 works) · Environmental health (10 works) · Psychology (10 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (9 works) · Injury prevention (9 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (8 works) · Occupational safety and health (8 works)