This paper presents the most detailed and current costs per US motor vehicle crash victim. These unit costs, which include the first keyed to Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) 90, are reported by category, body part, whether a fracture/dislocation was involved, and maximum AIS (MAIS). This level of detail allows for reliable analyses of interventions targeting narrow ranges of injuries and, hopefully, for the development of a biomechanical injury cost model. (Author/publisher)
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