The Incidence and Economic Burden of Injury in the United States
Cost of Injuries Navigation
- Economic Cost of Injures
- Cost of Injuries
- Productivity Losses
- Cost Among Children and Adolescents
- Cost Among Adults
- Cost Among Older Adults
Each day, 1,301 children suffer traumatic brain injuries, 1,294 teens attempt suicide and require medical attention to prevent death, and 801 older adults sustain hip fractures, but they represent only a small portion of the people who will be injured each year in the United States.
The Incidence and Economic Burden of Injuries in the United States examines the lifetime time costs associated with the injuries that occur in just one year. In 2000 alone, the 50 million injuries that required medical treatment will ultimately cost $406 billion. These total costs, for both fatal and nonfatal injuries, include estimates of $80.2 billion in medical care costs and $326 billion in productivity losses, which include lost wages and the accompanying fringe benefits, as well as the lost ability to perform normal household responsibilities.
The authors also examine medical expenses and productivity losses by gender, age, mechanism of injury, body region and body part injured, and severity. Findings include:
- Males account for approximately 70% ($283 billion) of the total costs of injuries.
- Persons aged 25 to 44 years represent 30% of the U.S. population and 40% ($164 billion) of the total costs of injuries.
- Motor vehicle and fall injuries account for 22% ($89 billion) and 20% ($81 billion) of the total costs of injuries.
- Upper extremity and lower extremity injuries each account for 17% ($68 billion) of the total costs of injuries.
This groundbreaking book, released by Oxford University Press in April 2006, is available for purchase at the publisher’s website: http://www.us.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject/Medicine/PublicHealth/?view=usa&ci=9780195179484.
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