Evaluation of Pedestrian Injury and its Associated Hospital Costs in San Francisco
Principal Investigators: Rochelle Dicker, MD, Wendy Max, PhD; Co-Investigator: Dahianna Lopez, RN
Summary of Project:
This study aims to describe the injured pedestrian population in San Francisco, their injuries and the associated hospital costs for treatment at San Francisco General Hospital (SFGH). Data from patient medical records, the trauma registry and the hospital billing information for all patients who have been involved in a pedestrian incident from 2000-2007 and treated at SFGH will be included in this study. The billing data will help estimate the annual costs of pedestrian injury per year at SFGH.
