Neck sprains in car crashes : incidence, associations, length of compensation and costs to the insurer.

Author(s)
Maag, U. & Xiang-Tong, T.A.O.
Year
Abstract

In 1987, there were 4,328 car occupants involved in a crash in the Province of Quebec who sustained at least a cervical injury. Frequency, nature and severity of the neck injuries are examined as a function of occupant and accident parameters. Particular emphasis is given to the costs not covered by the provincial health plan, such as rehabilitation, compensation for pain, anatomico-physiological deficits and time lost from work (income replacement). Cervical sprains alone result often in a long term disability, and this income replacement constitutes a major expense for the insurer. (A)

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C 2492 (In: C 2490 S) /84 / IRRD 862498
Source

In: Proceedings of the 37th Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine AAAM, San Antonio, Texas, November 4-6, 1993, p. 15-26, 24 ref.

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