Acidentes de transporte terrestre em município da Região Sul do Brasil

  • Andrade S
  • Mello Jorge M
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Abstract

Foram estudadas as características dos acidentes de transporte terrestre, com 3.643 vítimas, ocorridos no primeiro semestre de 1996, em Londrina, PR. O tipo de acidente mais freqüente foi a colisão com carro/caminhonete. A frota de motocicletas foi a que gerou a maior taxa de vítimas (cerca de sete vezes a apresentada por carros/caminhonetes). Maior risco de óbito foi evidenciado entre motociclistas que colidiram com objeto fixo (letalidade de 29,4%), seguido por pedestres atropelados por caminhão ou ônibus (22,2%), muito superiores ao coeficiente médio (1,8%). O conhecimento desses aspectos é elemento norteador de políticas públicas para a redução da morbimortalidade por essa causa.The study was conducted in the municipality of Londrina, a medium-sized city of southern Brazil. Analysis was performed in the characteristics of road accidents that had occurred during the first semester of 1996, resulting in 3,643 victims. Car or small truck collisions were the most common type of accident. The rate of motorcycle-related injuries (per 1,000 registered vehicles) was seven times higher than that resulting from cars or small trucks. Fatality rates were higher for motorcyclists who collided with stationary objects (29.4%) and pedestrians who were injured by lorries or buses (22.2%), in comparison with a mean fatality rate of 1.8%. This information may provide a basis for the implementation of public policies aiming at reducing accidents.

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Andrade, S. M. de, & Mello Jorge, M. H. P. de. (2001). Acidentes de transporte terrestre em município da Região Sul do Brasil. Revista de Saúde Pública, 35(3), 318–320. https://doi.org/10.1590/s0034-89102001000300017

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