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Timothy Bray, MD; Robert Szabo, MD; Laura Timmerman; Lester Yen, MD; Michael Madison, PhD

JAMA. 1985;254(17):2452-2453.

Abstract
Fifty-one serial admissions to the orthopedic services at the University of California, Davis, Medical Center, Sacramento, for motorcycle accident trauma with open fractures were reviewed. Fifty-five percent of those tested were alcohol intoxicated at the time of admission. Seventy-five percent carried no insurance of any kind, and for the total group, 72% of the cost of acute hospitalization ($17,704 per patient) was paid by the state of California, with an additional 10% paid by other tax-based sources. Care of motorcycle trauma consumes a substantial portion of public health care funds in California. This could be reduced by legislative action concerning helmet use, licensing, and rigid enforcement of compulsory insurance.

(JAMA 1985;254:2452-2453)

Author Affiliations
From the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, Davis, Medical Center, Sacramento.

Footnotes
Reprint requests to Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, Davis, Medical Center, 2230 Stockton Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95817 (Dr Bray).

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