Peden, Amy E http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6424-1511
Willcox-Pidgeon, Stacey http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0759-0675
Scarr, Justin-Paul http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6547-0703
Franklin, Richard C http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1864-4552
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Health and Medical Research Council (APP2009306)
Article History
Received: 19 April 2023
Accepted: 26 July 2023
First Online: 7 August 2023
Declarations
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: for this study was granted by the Victorian Department of Justice and Community Safety Human Research Ethics Committee (JHREC) (CF/07/13729; CF/10/25057; CF/13/19798). Consent to participate was not able to be obtained as this study includes the aggregated, de-identified data of those who are deceased. In addition, all methods were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations. A waiver for informed consent was granted by the Victorian Department of Justice and Community Safety Human Research Ethics Committee (JHREC) as the use of coronial data precludes the need for informed consent.
: Not applicable.
: Authors JS and SP are employed by Royal Life Saving Society – Australia (RLSSA). Authors RF and AEP are past employees of RLSSA and currently hold voluntary (unpaid) roles as Senior Research Fellow.