Citation

Le Bourdais C, Laberge-Nadeau C, Bourbeau R. Proc. Am. Assoc. Automot. Med. Annu. Conf. 1980; 24: 316-327.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1980, Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine)

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Abstract

Using a sample of 189 injured pedestrians in Quebec, a profile of pedestrian injuries is analyzed in relation to the consumption and cost of medical services. Pedestrians appear as seriously injured, according to different severity indices, when compared to other road victims, with a higher proportion of extremity and head injuries; the latter often seem to be responsible for pedestrian deaths. The profile of injuries shows that the number and severity of injuries account partly for incurred medical care and costs, but also suggests that some victim characteristics, such as availability (a function of age) and prior health condition, surely play a role in the determination of hospitalization and, consequently, in the importance of medical care and costs.