Citation

Bergen G, Peterson C, Ederer D, Florence CS, Haileyesus T, Kresnow MJ, Xu L. MMWR Morb. Mortal. Wkly. Rep. 2014; 63(40): 894-900.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, (in public domain), Publisher U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

DOI

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PMID

25299606

Abstract

Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of injury and death. Previous research has shown that motor vehicle crashes result in substantial mortality, with 22,912 motor vehicle occupants killed in 2012 in the United States, and an estimated 265,000 years of potential life lost in 2011 (CDC's Web-Based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System [WISQARS], unpublished data, 2014). The estimated medical cost of such fatalities was $226 million. Because the burden of nonfatalinjuries caused by motor vehicle crashes has been less well documented, this report estimates the U.S. health burden and medical and work loss costs of nonfatal motor vehicle crash injuries; the most recent available data on emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations were examined.

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