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Inpatient costs and paramilitary punishment beatings in northern Ireland
C O'Neill1, P Durkin, D Mcalister
1School of Public Policy, Economics and Law, University of Ulster at Jordanstown, Newtownabbey BT37 0QB, Northern Ireland. c.oneill2@ulst.ac.uk
Background:
Paramilitary punishment beatings are a common occurrence in Northern Ireland. Little is known about the costs such attacks impose on the health service.
Methods:
Data was collected retrospectively on victims treated by Northern Ireland's regional specialist orthopaedics unit. Data related to all victims treated in the unit between January 1999 and May 2000.
Results:
Average inpatient care costs were 2010 Pounds ($2914). There was no significant difference in these between patients who were shot and those who were beaten.
Conclusion:
Punishment beatings present a small but significant cost burden to the health service. A fuller understanding of them from a health care perspective is warranted.
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