Table 4.
Costs per live birth due to abusive head trauma and estimated savings per child from hospital-based prevention, USA, 2010
| Cost category | Per birth ($) |
|---|---|
| Medical care | 63 |
| Special education | 135 |
| Child protective services | 41 |
| Victim services | 0.02 |
| Police | 0.27 |
| Criminal justice | 38 |
| Perpetrator work loss | 7 |
| Adult mental health services | 7 |
| Lost work | 492 |
| Disability-adjusted life years | 2504 |
| Total | 3287 |
| Out-of-pocket costs | 291 |
| Costs paid by government | 312 |
| Quality-adjusted life years lost | .017 |
In 2010 dollars, present value computed at a 3% discount rate, accounting for distribution of age at abuse and timing of costs after abuse occurs