The High Medical Cost of Treating Shooting Victims
Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2011 2:22 pm
"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."
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/01 ... z1Bsqg9Opd
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..... "
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."
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/01 ... z1Bsqg9Opd
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..... "
