By Dr Lisa Nicole Sharwood

Journal articles

Fallah N; Noonan VK; Sharwood LN, 2024, 'Editorial: Epidemiology, evidence-based care, and outcomes in spinal cord injury', Frontiers in Neurology, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2024.1383757

Curtis K; Brown J; Sharwood LN; Risi D; Eager D; Holland AJA; Beck B; Erskine C; Lockhart K; Cooke K; Adams S; Teague WJ; Mitchell R, 2023, 'Playground injury prevention: the need for consistent and national implementation of Australian safety standards', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 47, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anzjph.2023.100023

Eager D; Zhou S; Barker R; Catchpoole J; Sharwood LN, 2023, 'A Public Health Review into Two Decades of Domestic Trampoline Injuries in Children within Queensland, Australia', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20031742

Sharwood LN; Calear AL; Batterham PJ; Torok M; McGillivray L; Rheinberger D; Zeritis S; Esgin T; Shand F, 2023, 'Exploring Sociodemographic Correlates of Suicide Stigma in Australia: Baseline Cross-Sectional Survey Findings from the Life-Span Suicide Prevention Trial Studies', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20032610

Azad TD; Nair SK; Kalluri AL; Materi J; Ahmed AK; Khalifeh J; Abu-Bonsrah N; Sharwood LN; Sterner RC; Brooks NP; Alomari S; Musharbash FN; Mo K; Lubelski D; Witham TF; Theodore N; Bydon A, 2023, 'Delays in Presentation After Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury–A Systematic Review', World Neurosurgery, 169, pp. e121 - e130, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2022.10.086

Sharwood LN; Waller M; Draper B; Shand F, 2023, 'Exploring community mental health service use following hospital-treated intentional self-harm among older Australians: A survival analysis', International Psychogeriatrics, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1041610223000959

Sharwood LN; King V; Ball J; Varma D; Stanford RW; Middleton JW, 2022, 'The influence of initial spinal cord haematoma and cord compression on neurological grade improvement in acute traumatic spinal cord injury: A prospective observational study', Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 443, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2022.120453

Abedi A; Biering-Sørensen F; Chhabra HS; D’Andréa Greve JM; Khan NM; Koskinen E; Kwan KYH; Liu N; Middleton JW; Moslavac S; Rahimi-Movaghar V; O’Connell C; Previnaire JG; Patel A; Scivoletto G; Sharwood LN; Townson A; Urquhart S; Vainionpää A; Zaman AU; Noonan VK; Cheng CL, 2022, 'An international survey of the structure and process of care for traumatic spinal cord injury in acute and rehabilitation facilities: lessons learned from a pilot study', BMC Health Services Research, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-022-08847-w

Sharwood LN; Martiniuk A; Sarrami Foroushani P; Seggie J; Wilson S; Hsu J; Burns B; Logan DB, 2022, 'Intentions and willingness to engage in risky driving behaviour among high school adolescents: Evaluating the b streetsmart road safety programme', Injury Prevention, 29, pp. 1 - 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ip-2022-044571

Islam MI; Sharwood L; Chadwick V; Esgin T; Martiniuk A, 2022, 'Protective Factors against Self-Harm and Suicidality among Australian Indigenous Adolescents: A Strengths-Based Analysis of the Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19159131

Eager D; Zhou S; Ishac K; Hossain I; Richards A; Sharwood LN, 2022, 'Investigation into the Trampoline Dynamic Characteristics and Analysis of Double Bounce Vibrations', Sensors, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s22082916

Hossain I; Zhou S; Ishac K; Lind E; Sharwood L; Eager D, 2021, 'A measurement of ‘walking-the-wall’ dynamics: An observational study using accelerometry and sensors to quantify risk associated with vertical wall impact attenuation in trampoline parks', Sensors, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s21217337

Sharwood LN; Wiseman T; Tseris E; Curtis K; Vaikuntam B; Craig A; Young J, 2021, 'Pre-existing mental disorder, clinical profile, inpatient services and costs in people hospitalised following traumatic spinal injury: A whole population record linkage study', Injury Prevention, 27, pp. 238 - 244, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2019-043567

Rheinberger D; Shand F; Mok K; McGillivray L; Maple M; Burnett A; Sharwood LN; Chen NA; Torok M, 2021, 'A qualitative analysis of motivators to participation in suicide-focused research from a community-based australian sample', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094705

Whyatt D; Vaikuntam B; Cheng C; Noonan V; Joseph A; Ball J; Stanford R; Kok M-R; Withers S; Middleton J; Sharwood L, 2021, 'A geospatial examination of specialist care accessibility and impact on health outcomes for patients with acute traumatic spinal cord injury in New South Wales, Australia: a population record linkage study.', BMC Health Services Research, 21, pp. 292, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-06235-4

Sharwood LN; Whyatt D; Vaikuntam BP; Cheng CL; Noonan VK; Joseph AP; Ball J; Stanford RE; Kok M-R; Withers SR; Middleton JW, 2020, 'A Geospatial Examination of Specialist Care Accessibility and Impact on Health Outcomes for Patients With Acute Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury in Nsw, Australia: A Whole  Population Record Linkage Study', , http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-78716/v1

Sharwood LN; Vaikuntam BP; Cheng C; Noonan V; Joseph A; Ball J; Stanford R; Kok M-R; Whyatt D; Withers S; Middleton JW, 2020, 'A geospatial examination of specialist care accessibility and impact on health outcomes for patients with acute traumatic spinal cord injury in NSW, Australia: a whole population record linkage study', , http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2020.07.21.20158899

Vaikuntam BP; Middleton JW; McElduff P; Walsh J; Pearse J; Connelly L; Sharwood LN, 2020, 'Gap in funding for specialist hospitals treating patients with traumatic spinal cord injury under an activity-based funding model in New South Wales, Australia', Australian Health Review, 44, pp. 365 - 376, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/AH19083

Sharwood LN; Joseph A; Guo C; Flower O; Ball J; Middleton JW, 2019, 'Heterogeneous emergency department management of published recommendation defined hypotension in patients with acute traumatic spinal cord injury: A multi-centre overview', EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 31, pp. 967 - 973, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.13290

Vaikuntam BP; Middleton JW; McElduff P; Connelly L; Pearse J; Stanford R; Walsh J; Sharwood LN, 2019, 'Identifying Predictors of Higher Acute Care Costs for Patients with Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury and Modeling Acute Care Pathway Redesign: A Record Linkage Study', Spine, 44, pp. E974 - E983, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/brs.0000000000003021

Sharwood LN; Möller H; Young JT; Vaikuntam B; Ivers RQ; Driscoll T; Middleton JW; Moeller H, 2019, 'The nature and cost of readmissions after work-related traumatic spinal injuries in New South Wales, Australia', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16, pp. 1509, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16091509

Barker RA; Eager D; Sharwood LN, 2019, 'Ensuring safety in public playgrounds is everybody’s business', Medical Journal of Australia, 210, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja18.00549

Sharwood LN; Dhaliwal S; Ball J; Burns B; Flower O; Joseph A; Stanford R; Middleton J, 2018, 'Emergency and acute care management of traumatic spinal cord injury: A survey of current practice among senior clinicians across Australia', BMC Emergency Medicine, 18, pp. 57, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12873-018-0207-0

Vaikuntam BP; Middleton JW; McElduff P; Pearse J; Walsh J; Cameron ID; Sharwood LN, 2018, 'Assessing the impact of care pathways on potentially preventable complications and costs for spinal trauma patients: Protocol for a data linkage study using cohort study and administrative data', BMJ Open, 8, pp. e023785, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023785

Sharwood LN; Mueller H; Ivers RQ; Vaikuntam B; Driscoll T; Middleton JW; Moeller H, 2018, 'The epidemiology, cost, and occupational context of spinal injuries sustained while ‘working for income’ in NSW: A record-linkage study', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15, pp. 2121, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15102121

Sharwood LN; Adams S; Blaszkow T; Eager D, 2018, 'Increasing injuries as trampoline parks expand within Australia: a call for mandatory standards', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 42, pp. 153 - 156, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12783

Oteir AO; Smith K; Stoelwinder J; Middleton JW; Cox S; Sharwood LN; Jennings PA, 2017, 'Prehospital Predictors of Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury in Victoria, Australia', Prehospital Emergency Care, 21, pp. 583 - 590, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10903127.2017.1308608

Sharwood LN; Stanford R; Middleton JW; Burns B; Joseph A; Flower O; Rigby O; Ball J; Dhaliwal S, 2017, 'Improving care standards for patients with spinal trauma combining a modified e-Delphi process and stakeholder interviews: A study protocol', BMJ Open, 7, pp. e012377, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012377

Battistuzzo CR; Armstrong A; Clark J; Worley L; Sharwood L; Lin P; Rooke G; Skeers P; Nolan S; Geraghty T; Nunn A; Brown DJ; Hill S; Alexander J; Millard M; Cox SF; Rao S; Watts A; Goods L; Allison GT; Agostinello J; Cameron PA; Mosley I; Liew SM; Geddes T; Middleton J; Buchanan J; Rosenfeld JV; Bernard S; Atresh S; Patel A; Schouten R; Freeman BJC; Dunlop SA; Batchelor PE, 2016, 'Early decompression following cervical spinal cord injury: Examining the process of care from accident scene to surgery', Journal of Neurotrauma, 33, pp. 1161 - 1169, http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/neu.2015.4207

Middleton JM; Sharwood LN; Cameron P; Middleton PM; Harrison JE; Brown D; McClure R; Smith K; Muecke S; Healy S, 2014, 'Right care, right time, right place: Improving outcomes for people with spinal cord injury through early access to intervention and improved access to specialised care: Study protocol', BMC Health Services Research, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-014-0600-7

Elkington J; Stevenson M; Haworth N; Sharwood L, 2014, 'Using police crash databases for injury prevention research - A comparison of opt-out and opt-in approaches to study recruitment', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 38, pp. 286 - 289, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12237

Stevenson M; Elkington J; Sharwood L; Meuleners L; Ivers R; Boufous S; Williamson A; Haworth N; Quinlan MG; Grunstein R; Norton R; Wong K, 2014, 'The Role of Sleepiness, Sleep Disorders, and the Work Environment on Heavy-Vehicle Crashes in 2 Australian States', American Journal of Epidemiology, 179, pp. 594 - 601, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwt305

Sharwood LN; Elkington J; Meuleners L; Ivers R; Boufous S; Stevenson M, 2013, 'Use of caffeinated substances and risk of crashes in long distance drivers of commercial vehicles: Case-control study', BMJ (Online), 346, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.f1140

Sharwood LN; Elkington J; Stevenson M; Grunstein RR; Meuleners L; Ivers RQ; Haworth N; Norton R; Wong KK, 2013, 'Erratum: Assessing sleepiness and sleep disorders in Australian long-distance commercial vehicle drivers: Self-report versus an "at home" monitoring device (Sleep (2012) 35:4 (469-75))', Sleep, 36, pp. 449, http://dx.doi.org/10.5665/sleep.2470

Hopper SM; Woo JW; Sharwood LN; Babl FE; Long EJ, 2012, 'Prevalence of suicidality in asymptomatic adolescents in the paediatric emergency department and utility of a screening tool', EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 24, pp. 540 - 546, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1742-6723.2012.01576.x

Sharwood LN; Elkington J; Stevenson M; Grunstein RR; Meuleners L; Ivers RQ; Haworth N; Norton R; Wong KK, 2012, 'Assessing sleepiness and sleep disorders in Australian long-distance commercial vehicle drivers: Self-report versus an "at home" monitoring device', Sleep, 35, pp. 469 - 475, http://dx.doi.org/10.5665/sleep.1726

Sharwood LN; Elkington J; Stevenson M; Boufous S; Wong KK, 2012, 'Severe obstructive sleep apnea and long distance truck driving: A case report', Open Journal of Preventive Medicine, 02, pp. 157 - 161, http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ojpm.2012.22023

Sharwood LN; Elkington J; Stevenson M; Wong KK, 2011, 'Investigating the role of fatigue, sleep and sleep disorders in commercial vehicle crashes: A systematic review', JOURNAL OF THE AUSTRALASIAN COLLEGE OF ROAD SAFETY, 22, pp. 24 - 30, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000213705000006&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Hopper SM; Pangestu I; Cations J; Stewart C; Sharwood LN; Babl FE, 2011, 'Adolescents in mental health crisis: The role of routine follow-up calls after emergency department visits', Emergency Medicine Journal, 28, pp. 159 - 160, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/emj.2008.062745

Stevenson M; Sharwood L; Wong K; Elkington J; Meuleners L; Ivers R; Grunstein R; Williamson AM; Haworth N; Norton R, 2010, 'The Heavy Vehicle Study: a case-control study investigating risk factors for crash in long distance heavy vehicle drivers in Australia', BMC Public Health, 10, pp. 1 - 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-10-162

Babl FE; Oakley E; Sharwood LN, 2009, 'The utility of nitrous oxide', Emergency Medicine Journal, 26, pp. 544 - 545, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/emj.2008.070391

Sharwood LN; Babl FE, 2009, 'The efficacy and effect of opioid analgesia in undifferentiated abdominal pain in children: A review of four studies', Paediatric Anaesthesia, 19, pp. 445 - 451, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1460-9592.2008.02807.x

Ramaswamy P; Babl FE; Deasy C; Sharwood LN, 2009, 'Pediatric procedural sedation with ketamine: Time to discharge after intramuscular versus intravenous administration', Academic Emergency Medicine, 16, pp. 101 - 107, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1553-2712.2008.00311.x

Babl FE; Oakley E; Puspitadewi A; Sharwood LN, 2008, 'Limited analgesic efficacy of nitrous oxide for painful procedures in children', Emergency Medicine Journal, 25, pp. 717 - 721, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/emj.2007.053751

Bevan CA; Babl FE; Bolt P; Sharwood LN, 2008, 'Erratum: "The increasing problem of motorcycle injuries in children and adolescents" (Medical Journal of Australia (2008) vol. 189 (17-20))', Medical Journal of Australia, 189, pp. 180, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb01965.x

Bevan CA; Babl FE; Bolt P; Sharwood LN, 2008, 'The increasing problem of motorcycle injuries in children and adolescents (vol 189, pg 17, 2008)', MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA, 189, pp. 180 - 180, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb01965.x

Bevan CA; Babl FE; Bolt P; Sharwood LN, 2008, 'The increasing problem of motorcycle injuries in children and adolescents', Medical Journal of Australia, 189, pp. 17 - 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb01888.x

Babl FE; Sharwood LN, 2008, 'Research governance: Current knowledge among clinical researchers', Medical Journal of Australia, 188, pp. 649 - 652, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb01823.x

Marasco SF; Sharwood LN; Abramson MJ, 2008, 'No improvement in neurocognitive outcomes after off-pump versus on-pump coronary revascularisation: a meta-analysis', European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery, 33, pp. 961 - 970, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.03.022

Babl FE; Oakley E; Seaman C; Barnett P; Sharwood LN, 2008, 'High-concentration nitrous oxide for procedural sedation in children: Adverse events and depth of sedation', Pediatrics, 121, http://dx.doi.org/10.1542/peds.2007-1044

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