Units of consumed healthcare resources and accumulated direct healthcare costs incurred by injured players in Quebec and Alberta, by payer type
| Healthcare resource | Quebec (n=1046) | Alberta (n=1108) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Units | Cost‡ ($C) | Units | Cost‡ ($C) | |
| Publicly funded healthcare resources | ||||
| General practitioner (visits) | 18 | 1441 | 40 | 3079 |
| Emergency department (visits) | 21 | 5761 | 46 | 13 672 |
| Orthopaedic surgeon (visits) | 7 | 395 | 21 | 1186 |
| Sport medicine physician (visits) | 18 | 1110 | 57 | 3325 |
| Neurologist (visits) | 4 | 324 | 3 | 178 |
| Paediatrician (visits) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 398 |
| Children’s hospital (visits) | 1 | 114 | 2 | 171 |
| Rheumatologist (visits) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 72 |
| Radiologist (visits) | 1 | 64 | 0 | 0 |
| X-ray* | 19 | 1074 | 70 | 4492 |
| CT scan | 2 | 691 | 2 | 691 |
| Fibreglass cast* | 8 | 139 | 20 | 711 |
| Surgery† | 0 | 0 | 1 | 432 |
| Total (public) | 11 112 | 28 406 | ||
| Privately funded healthcare resources | ||||
| Physiotherapist (visits) | 38 | 3127 | 75 | 5952 |
| Athletic therapist (visits) | 3 | 165 | 8 | 440 |
| Massage therapist (visits) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 800 |
| Chiropractor (visits) | 3 | 255 | 24 | 2160 |
| Reflexologist (visits) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 340 |
| Ambulance ride | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1400 |
| Crutches | 5 | 110 | 2 | 44 |
| Braces (off-the-shelf) | 5 | 342 | 9 | 636 |
| Sling | 0 | 0 | 2 | 38 |
| Finger splint | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Tensor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Total (private) | 3999 | 11 823 | ||
| Total (public + private) | 15 111 | 40 229 | ||
*For players who reported an emergency department visit and X-ray or cast, we assumed that these services were provided in conjunction with each other. Therefore, the costs of X-rays and casts provided in conjunction with emergency department visits are included in the emergency department visit cost.
†Performed for a radius fracture.
‡Calculated as the sum of direct healthcare costs for healthcare resources utilised by each injured player.