Arch Therapeutics Inc (ARTH)

[Regis999]

Where did you get that information.? From a Government website.

You are correct that the Arch website says $ 2 billion. IMHO they are being extremely conservative.... extremely

This is a Government website. It has to be right??/ Right?



http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/systems/hospital/pressureulcertoolkit/putool1.html

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"Did you know?

Number affected: 2.5 million patients per year.

Cost: Pressure ulcers cost $9.1-$11.6 billion per year in the US. Cost of individual patient care ranges from $20,900 to 151,700 per pressure ulcer. Medicare estimated in 2007 that each pressure ulcer added $43,180 in costs to a hospital stay.

Lawsuits: More than 17,000 lawsuits are related to pressure ulcers annually. It is the second most common claim after wrongful death and greater than falls or emotional distress.

Pain: Pressure ulcers may be associated with severe pain.

Death: About 60,000 patients die as a direct result of a pressure ulcer each year."