INJURY: AN ONTARIO (CANADA) SURVEY OF THE SOCIETAL AND PERSONAL COSTS OF HOSPITALIZED MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT VICTIMS

The paper describes a broad survey which details the monetary consequences of motor vehicle accident injuries. Values tabulated covering both monetary and non-monetary costs are quoted from the survey carried out in Ontario. Within the study, costs are considered in terms of: (1) health care; (2) vehicle repair or replacement; (3) loss of wages; (4) legal services; and (5) expenses. Non-monetary costs are also considered such as: (1) days lost from normal activities; (2) emotional problems; (3) physical after-effects; and (4) family disruptions. It is considered that the survey represents an important step in the understanding of the consequences of road accidents. Future studies should develop further the sources of accident cost and compensation, as well as increasing the precision of cost estimates and payment. (TRRL)

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• Corporate Authors:

  International Association for Accident and Traffic Medicine

  Huddinge University Hospital Center, Traffic Medicine Center
  Stockholm,   Sweden  141 86
• Authors:
  • Slocum, R
• Publication Date: 1982

Media Info

• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: p. 54-55
• Serial:
  • Journal of traffic medicine
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: International Association for Accident and Traffic Medicine
  • ISSN: 0345-5564

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Classification; Costs; Crash severity; Crashes; Estimating; Evaluation and assessment; Financial responsibility; Health care; Hospitals; Injuries; Injury severity; Insurance; Sociology
• Uncontrolled Terms: Accident costs; Compensation (Law); Medical costs
• ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 8513: Classification; 9020: Evaluation (assessment); 2177: Hospital; 1548: Indemnity; 2163: Injury; 1568: Insurance; 1623: Severity (accid, injury); 2253: Sociology
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors; I80: Accident Studies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00385501
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 28 1984 12:00AM