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. 2008 Jan;104(7):161-4.

Safety restraint use linked to hospital use and charges in Arkansas

Mary E Aitken, Stephen M Bowman, Paula Card-Higginson, John E Carson, Tsai Mei Lin, Joseph W Thompson, Yanzhe Zhao
  • PMID: 18232263

Safety restraint use linked to hospital use and charges in Arkansas

Mary E Aitken et al. J Ark Med Soc. 2008 Jan.

Abstract

Crash data from 2001-2005 was linked to hospital discharge data to determine the impact of safety restraint use on crashed-related hospital charges and use for 4013 hospitalizations. Safety restraint use, year of hospitalization and age group affected the hospital charges and length of stay after a crash. Mean hospital charges were 44% greater for unrestrained patients ($44,736 versus $30,990); mean length of stay was 23% longer for the unrestrained (9.2 days versus 7.5 days). Lack of safety restraint use was associated with greater use of hospital resources. Prevention efforts should focus on increasing compliance.

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