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Table 1 Injury severity, length of hospital stay and direct costs by road user type

From: Mortality after road traffic crashes in a system with limited trauma data capability

Road user

Mean ISS

Proportion with ISS > 15

Mean LOS (days)

Mean cost (USD)

Motor vehicle driver

7.2 ± 3.8

10.5%

29.7 ± 36.8

700.80 ± 57.51

Motor vehicle occupant

7.5 ± 4.6

15.2%

31.4 ± 43.6

507.87 ± 73.83

Pedestrian

7.0 ± 4.1

12.6%

33.0 ± 35.3

464.82 ± 50.31

Motorcycle passenger

7.3 ± 3.6

17.1%

33.4 ± 48.4

487.89 ± 61.84

Motorcycle rider

7.6 ± 4.0

15.8%

21.0 ± 26.2

301.84 ± 35.09