The High Medical Cost of Treating Shooting Victims

[Pudfark]

"As Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., is moved Friday from Tucson to a rehab hospital in Houston, she will begin weeks of extensive treatment and therapy as she tries to recover from the traumatic brain injury she suffered two weeks ago at the hands of a lone gunman.
But for the victims of the Tucson tragedy, it will also mark the latest expense in their costly journey of medical care. The estimated medical costs associated with treating the victims of the mass shooting offer just one example of how gun violence contributes greatly to America's collective medical bill.
Estimates provided to FoxNews.com by a Maryland-based researcher who studies these expenses show the lifetime medical costs for the 13 surviving Arizona victims could exceed $500,000. The cost of hospital care alone was estimated at $250,000.
Dr. Ted Miller, a senior research scientist with the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, provided the calculations. The costs are staggering, but so are the costs for any gunshot victim.
Miller's data showed that in 2007, the average medical cost for an individual with a firearms injury was $48,610 (in 2010 dollars). Nationwide, that added up to about $1.4 billion."

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Just remember, ammo is cheap, don't be afraid to reload and finish the job.....

Old Pudfark sez: " Coup de grace is a saving grace..... "

[callmeslick]

interesting data, Pud. Now, add to those figures the fact that probably 90% of all shooting victims are uninsured(I'm guessing the average gang-banger in Newark isn't covered by his employer), and guess who foots the bill? Any wonder why hospitals in inner cities both struggle to stay afloat and charge outrageous money to those that DO pay the tab?

[Pudfark]

I think my solution would be a real cost saver.

The type of cost, if handled responsibly?

That could be passed on......

[fatman]

Thats it ban all guns

[Pudfark]

No Survivors = No burden...

[fatman]

Well Pudner i think i like that solution a hell of a lot better if its worth shootin its worth killin

[Wullie]

I think my solution would be a real cost saver.

The type of cost, if handled responsibly?

That could be passed on......

FREE AMMO FOR GANG BANGERS!!! Toss in some of those "surprise mutha fukka" rounds for giggles. You know, the ones that take out the shooter?