The Queensland Injury Surveillance Unit (QISU) has been collecting Level 2 injury surveillance data from participating hospital emergency departments across Queensland since 1988. Current participating hospitals provide injury data representative of urban, rural and remote areas of the state. Using this data, QISU produces a bi-monthly bulletin that analyses data according to specific injury topics and sets that data in the context of relevant local, national and international research and policy.

 
QISU data has been used to inform public discussion, research, policy development, legislative change and coronial inquiries at state national and international level.  The database can measure the frequency of injuries, provide demographic information and detail activity, location and main product or factor involved in the injury.  Data is analysed on request and distributed (in a de-identified form) for use to a range of end users. Access to identifiable data is possible with relevant ethics clearance.

QISU performs an important advocacy and representational role, interpreting injury data and developing preventative strategies in collaboration with communities and groups who are able to put those strategies into practice. QISU has developed relationships with a wide range of consumer, industry, not-for-profit and government groups and has representation on a number of state and national safety committees.

QISU shares office staff and space with Safe Communities Queensland. SCQ was developed in 2006 to facilitate the establishment and maintenance of Safe Communities in Queensland. QISU supports the Safe Communities model through the provision of community level injury data.
QISU is funded by Queensland Health with the support of the Mater Health Services Brisbane.