Table 4.

Mean treatment costs by patient and injury characteristics

Cost (£)	Injury Severity Score
	0–9	10–16	17–25	26–75	All
Total cost
Mean (standard deviation)	6,198 (5,782)	8,989 (10,276)	14,205 (14,910)	21,173 (20,177)	9,530 (11,872)
Median (interquartile range)	4,668 (3,475 to 6,861)	5,692 (3,632 to 9,986)	8,884 (4,660 to 18,444)	15,041 (6,205 to 30,266)	5,390 (3,626 to 9815)
n	12,775	4,105	2,910	2,678	22,468
Mean total cost
By gender
Male	6,081	9,041	14,128	21,283	10,158
Female	6,343	8,865	14,454	20,786	8,433
By age group
18 to 24 years	5,506	8,053	12,808	19,495	9,563
25 to 44 years	5,507	8,431	13,379	22,176	9,588
45 to 64 years	6,035	9,877	15,236	23,815	9,663
65 to 74 years	6,947	10,879	18,305	16,936	9,531
75+ years	7,920	9,117	14,237	15,171	9,050
By cause of injury
Road traffic collisions	7,244	9,686	15,485	22,950	12,817
Fall more than 2 metres	5,980	9,639	13,769	19,852	10,351
Fall less than 2 metres	6,015	7,585	12,534	13,161	6,637
Blow(s)	5,055	6,742	10,756	14,548	7,791
Other	5,799	9,967	14,513	21,232	8,378
By Glasgow Coma Score group
3 to 5	14,695	17,592	17,929	21,832	19,891
6 to 8	14,376	17,461	18,953	24,686	20,865
9 to 12	9,064	10,809	14,623	22,157	15,800
13 to 15	6,072	7,972	12,291	18,823	7,837
By serious injuries by body regiona
Head	8,426	10,243	13,762	20,532	15,555
Face	7,403	7,589	11,881	21,363	16,105
Thorax	5,291	7,763	14,434	23,835	16,932
Abdomen	7,062	10,341	15,760	24,075	19,983
Spine	7,129	8,504	16,213	27,061	15,444
Upper limb	6,108	8,192	16,302	25,534	9,885
Lower limb	6,973	9,740	16,637	25,557	10,084
External/burn	8,677	12,796	17,456	16,713	13,190
By number of serious injuriesa
0	5,301	10,466			5,376
1	6,178	7,668	11,632	13,358	6,991
2	8,368	10,019	12,169	16,419	10,832
3	11,210	13,047	15,490	18,721	15,588
4	15,869	15,470	18,729	23,095	20,515
5 or more	18,644	18,565	19,942	24,057	23,027
By discharge status
Alive	6,129	8,872	14,423	24,268	9,457
Dead	11,675	13,608	11,770	9,978	10,966

^aInjuries with an Abbreviated Injury Scale score ≥ 3.