Table 2

Incidence, total costs (million guilders, Dfl), and costs per patient by injury category, injury type, and scenario in the Netherlands 1997

Incidence (%)Costs (million Dfl) (%)Costs per patient (Dfl)
Category
    Traffic140000 (13.0)408 (18.7)2900
    Home and leisure580000 (53.3)1281 (58.8)2200
    Sport180000 (17.0)206 (9.5)1100
    Occupational110000 (10.2)112 (5.1)1000
    Intentional54000 (4.9)99 (4.5)1800
    Unknown17000 (1.6)72 (3.3)
Total1100000 (100)2177 (100)2000
Type
    Head47000 (4.3)168 (7.7)3600
    Face97000 (8.9)66 (3.0)700
    Vertebral column/spinal cord5400 (0.5)67 (3.1)12300
    Trunk9600 (0.9)62 (2.9)6500
    Upper extremities184000 (16.9)370 (17.0)2000
    Lower extremities179000 (16.5)976 (44.8)5400
    Superficial/wounds460000 (42.4)324 (14.9)700
    Other103000 (9.5)144 (6.6)1400
Total1084000 (100)2177 (100)2000
Scenario
    Fall, not at home, non-traffic1640004002400
    Fall at home1140005735000
    Single bicycle accident540001142100
    Car occupant320001043200
    Moped user21000542600
    Cyclist struck by car9100424600
    Motocyclist8400333900
    Pedestrian5900325500