Citation

Scalassara MB, de Souza RK, Soares DF. Rev. Saude Publica 1998; 32(2): 125-132.

Vernacular Title

Characteristicas da mortalidade por acidentes de transito em localidade da regiao

Affiliation

Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, PR, Brasil.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1998, Faculdade de Higiene e Saude Publica)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9713116

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The mortality by traffic accidents is discussed by means of the characterization of residents who died as a result of accidents in 1992. MATERIAL AND METHOD: The study population was made up of all the victims of accidents which occurred in 1992 and who died in the same year. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: The majority of victims were males between the ages of 20 and 49 years who were pedestrians (29%), motorcycle riders (34%) or cyclists (18%). The accidents occurred mostly in the early afternoon and evening at crossroads of the busiest avenues. It may be concluded that even in the interior towns the consequences of traffic accidents constitute one of the principal hazards to the population's health and reveal a distinct pattern that calls for measures specific prevention.