TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Profile of work-related road traffic accident victims recorded by sentinel health units in Pernambuco, Brazil, 2012-2014
JO  - Epidemiologia e serviços de saúde : revista do Sistema Unico de Saúde do Brasil
A1  - Souto, Caroline Cordeiro
A1  - Reis, Flávia Karina Wanderley
A1  - Bertolini, Raphaella Patrícia Torres
A1  - Lins, Rosimeiry Santos de Melo Almeida
A1  - Souza, Sandra Luzia Barbosa de
SP  - 351
EP  - 361
VL  - 25
IS  - 2
N2  - OBJECTIVE:: to describe the profile of work-related road traffic accident (RTA) victims, reported by Road Traffic Accident Information Sentinel Units in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil, from 2012-2014. <br><br>METHODS:: descriptive study of fatal and non-fatal work-related road traffic accident victims, reported by 21 RTA Information Sentinel Units in Pernambuco. <br><br>RESULTS:: 87.8% of the 10,691 cases reported occurred among males; 69.0% of all records were related to the 20-39 age group; the sectors with most injured workers were Transport (24.4%) and Trade (21.3%); most of the victims were drivers (82.0%) and motorcycles were the most frequent vehicle at the time of the accident (77.0%). <br><br>CONCLUSION:: victims were predominantly young male motorcyclists; findings may serve to inform intersectoral actions to prevent work-related RTAs, appropriate to the profile of the victims.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1679-4974
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.5123/S1679-49742016000200014
ID  - ref1
ER  -