Financial Impact of Abusive Head Trauma to Age 17

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dc.contributor.authorSteinbeigle, R., Barr, M., Barr, R. G., & Miller, T. R.
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-03T17:25:16Z
dc.date.available2021-05-03T17:25:16Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractIn order to illustrate the medical and financial impact arising from the care of a severely injured victim of abusive head trauma (AHT) from incident through to adulthood, a complete review of all medical financial files for the injured child beginning at the time custody of the child was transferred to the paternal grandparents (2.5 months of age) through to age 17 was conducted. Cost data were extracted from the insurance explanation of benefits or the family's bank statements. Costs were divided into seven categories and adjusted for inflation using the gross domestic product medical care deflator. Medical costs from 2.5 months to 18 years of age totaled $261 499, with $106 607 of out-of-pocket expenditures by the child's paternal grandparents and $154 892 covered by insurance. Costs were highly variable from year to year as reflected in the standard deviation of annual costs of $16 877. The cost of caring for a seriously injured victim of AHT is substantial. The costs may be highly variable and unpredictable from year to year making it difficult for families to plan financially. © 2020 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSteinbeigle, R., Barr, M., Barr, R. G., & Miller, T. R. (2020). Financial impact of abusive head trauma to age 17. Child abuse review, 29(3), 208-217.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/car.2626?casa_token=_7mwrAZPEDoAAAAA:Dqz74orAcf97nFky3x1Dv9cNN1fNx-Bcb_rolPHT6v5YTMfhHqpYsDyrafb4g070DttdQOeXt8pyJw
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/5076
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherChild Abuse Reviewen_US
dc.subjectabusive head traumaen_US
dc.subjectchild abuseen_US
dc.subjectshaken baby syndromeen_US
dc.subjectcosten_US
dc.subjectcost analysisen_US
dc.subjectresearchen_US
dc.titleFinancial Impact of Abusive Head Trauma to Age 17en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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