|
Table 1
Estimated Cost if Percent of 770,000 Reported Rescues in 1997
Had Not Been Made By Lifeguards*
|
| Percentages:
|
1% |
5% |
10% |
16% |
20%
|
36% |
|
|
Economic costs of deaths
|
$609,130,000 |
$ 3,045,650,000 |
$
6,091,295,000 |
$
9,746,072,000 |
$12,182,590,000 |
$
21,928,662,000 |
|
Comprehensive costs of deaths
|
$ 2,151,230,000 |
$ 10,756,150,000 |
$ 21,512,295,000 |
$34,419,672,000 |
$43,024,590,000 |
$
77,444,262,000 |
|
Economic costs of incapacitating injury
|
$ 31,767,000 |
$ 158,836,000 |
$317,673,000 |
$508,276,000 |
$635,345,000 |
$1,143,621,000 |
|
Comprehensive costs of incapacitating injury
|
$106,405,000 |
$532,000,000 |
$1,064,050,000 |
$1,702,478,000 |
$2,128,100,000 |
$3,830,576,000 |
|
Monthly costs of incapacitating injury**
|
$4,163,700,000 |
$20,818,350,000 |
$41,636,700,000 |
$66,618,720,000 |
$83,273,400,000 |
$149,892,120,000 |
|
Economic costs of nonincapacitating injury
|
$ 10,718,000 |
$53,588,000 |
$107,176,000 |
$171,482,000 |
$214,352,000 |
$385,833,000 |
|
Comprehensive costs of nonincapacitating
injury
|
$ 27,527,000 |
$137,632,000 |
$275,265,000 |
$ 440,424,000 |
$ 550,530,000 |
$ 990,953,000 |
Source: USLA rescue data.
*Percentages represent assumed percent of deaths or
injuries that would occur if rescues were not performed.
** $ 15,000 per month,
assumption of 30 years continued life = $
5,400,000
|
|
Table 2
Number of Preventive Actions, Events Requiring Rescues, Drownings,
Injuries,
Costs and Estimated Savings for Every 10,000 Beach Patrons
|
| Maximum
Estimates: |
|
Economic
Cost |
Comprehensive
Cost |
|
| Preventive actions |
97.4 |
|
|
| Number of rescues
if no preventive action |
35.0 |
|
|
| Number of (nonincapacitating)
injuries if no rescues |
12.6 |
$175,450 |
$450,600 |
|
Number of drownings if
no
rescues |
5.6 |
$4,431,640 |
$15,650,960 |
|
Total Savings for each 10,000 Patrons |
|
$4,607,090 |
$16,101,560 |
|
|
Minimum Estimates: |
|
Economic
Cost |
Comprehensive
Cost |
|
|
Preventive actions
|
97.4 |
|
|
|
Number of rescues if no preventives
|
4.9 |
|
|
|
Number of (nonincapacitating) injuries
if no rescues
|
0.73 |
$10,150 |
$26,080 |
|
Number of drownings if no rescues
|
0.25 |
$192,350 |
$679,300 |
|
Total Savings for each 10,000 Patrons
|
|
$202,500 |
$705,380 |
|
