A pilot study was conducted to collect data on the financial consequences of serious and worse traffic injuries through the use of personal interviews. A sample of 120 case vehicle occupants was randomly drawn from a population of 241 Washtenaw County case vehicle occupants who had sustained serious (OAIS-4), critical (OAIS-5), or fatal (OAIS 6-10) injuries during the period of December, 1967, through December, 1974. The results indicate that a personal interview is a reliable method for collecting consequences of OAIS-4 and OAIS-5 injuries but that locating accident victims can be difficult. Data on lost wages, medical costs, impairment, property damage, legal costs, activity restrictions, and loss recovery were collected. Results of this and a previous study of OAIS-1 to -3 costs are summarized. While the results are not definitive, some insight into the increase in costs at higher levels of injury severity can be gained.


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    Title :

    Financial Consequences of Serious Injury


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    Publication date :

    1977


    Size :

    75 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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