Topic: Road accidents and first aid · Nº 400 / 626

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Los accidentes de tráfico con muertes, ¿qué daños humanos provocan?

What human damage do fatal road accidents cause?

  • ALos gastos por el tratamiento en el hospital.The cost of hospital treatment.
  • BLos gastos de los seguros médicos y los servicios que se ofrecen.The cost of medical insurance and the services provided.
  • CLos años de vida perdidos.The years of life lost.
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  • CLos años de vida perdidos.The years of life lost.
Explanation

The human damage of a fatal accident is measured in years of life lost: the time the victim would have lived if they had not died. Hospital, insurance and service costs are economic costs, not the human damage itself.

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