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. 2007 Feb;13(1):65–68. doi: 10.1136/ip.2006.012732

Table 1 Costs of road traffic crashes in Barcelona.

Costs No units Unit cost Total cost
Direct costs
 Healthcare costs
 Hospital stays 29890 stays €18832/stay 5461038.74
 Emergency visits 17583 visits €82.99/visit 1581017.86
 Transportation 12200 transfers €24.61/transfer (€171.00/transfer) 300242 (2086200)
 Total healthcare costs 7342298.60 (9128256.60)
Non‐healthcare costs
 Police 11137 transfers €222.37/tranfer 2476534.69
 Insurance administration 22649748.00
 Property damage 297325140.00
Total non‐healthcare costs 322481422.69
  Total direct costs 329823721.29 (331609679.29)
Indirect costs
Due to hospitalization 29890 stays €21350.46/month 18249467.54
Due to mortality
  Deaths 85 deaths €21350.46/month 19305726.45
  YPLL (1903 life years) (€21350.46/month) (432221146.19)
Total indirect costs 37555193.98 (450470613.73)
Total costs 367378915.27 (782080293.02)

YPLL, years of potential life lost.

Parameters and numbers in parentheses indicate variables varied in the sensitivity analysis. Figures correspond to upper limit values obtained in the sensitivity analysis.