MUARC ECIS Fact Sheet 5: Injuries sustained by ECIS drivers and associated financial costs and impacts

Fact Sheet highlighting the type and severity of injuries sustained by drivers involved in the crashes examined in the ECIS program, as well as the economic costs. The data demonstrates that drivers enrolled to the ECIS program sustained numerous injuries, many classified as ‘serious’ and more severe according to the widely used AIS injury severity scoring system. Many drivers required urgent and extensive surgical intervention and on-going care in a rehabilitation centre. The financial costs associated with these crashes, both from an individual perspective and a community perspective, were high. Injured persons also face extensive recovery time, both physically and mentally. The findings of the ECIS program highlight the severe nature of road crashes. The prevention of these crashes and the elimination of serious injury is urgent. Using the extensive data collected, the ECIS program identified key risk factors and countermeasures by which this goal can be achieved.