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Abstract:
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Using the 2011 linked crash and hospital discharge data, this report intends to provide data and information on cost and medical outcomes of occupants of passenger cars and light trucks who were injured in motor vehicle crashes and hospitalized in Illinois hospitals. Specifically the report contains data and information on number of discharges, average charges, primary injuries, types of crash controlling for demographics (age and gender), discharge status, belt status, collision type, alcohol involvement, vehicle type, road type and several other characteristics. Based on the linked data, a total of 45,963 occupants of passenger cars and pickup trucks involved crashes were identified to be admitted and discharged from Illinois hospitals. Overall the mean charge for traffic injury for inpatient and emergency department (ED) discharges was $7,421. To determine the effects of safety belt use on head injuries and hospital charges, path analysis technique, a form of multiple regression models was used. Specifically, this paper intends to decompose the direct and indirect relationship belt use on head injuries and hospital charges, controlling for demographics (age and gender), occu
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