TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Epidemiological profile of traffic accidents in Marília, São Paulo State, Brazil, 2012
JO  - Epidemiologia e serviços de saúde : revista do Sistema Unico de Saúde do Brasil
A1  - Biffe, Carina Rejane Fernandes
A1  - Harada, Airi
A1  - Bacco, Alexander Bocchi
A1  - Coelho, Carine Silveira
A1  - Baccarelli, João Lucas Ferrareto
A1  - Silva, Karoline Lopes
A1  - Braccialli, Luzmarina Aparecida Doretto
A1  - Beloni, Margarete
A1  - Bernardes, Maria Luiza Guidinho
A1  - Lacerda, Stephanie Ribeiro
A1  - Silva, Thainá Inoue
SP  - 389
EP  - 398
VL  - 26
IS  - 2
N2  - OBJECTIVE:: to describe the profile of victims of traffic accidents and traffic-related deaths in Marília-SP, Brazil. <br><br>METHODS:: this is a descriptive study, based on data from police reports (PR) and Death Certificates (DC), in 2012. <br><br>RESULTS:: 1,537 PR were gathered; among the 3,257 individuals involved in traffic accidents, 67.3% were men, and 53.3% were between 20-39 years of age; most accidents occurred on road intersections (35.2%), at 8 a.m. (6.8%), 1 p.m. (7.2%) and 7 p.m. (8.1%); motorcycle was the most involved vehicle in the accidents (47.6%); among the 78 deaths reported, 61 were men, 31 were over 50 years old, and 23 were motorcyclists; 32 fatal accidents occurred on highways. <br><br>CONCLUSION:: the main victims and fatal victims of traffic accidents were male motorcyclists; fatal accidents occurred mainly on highways, and the main victims were over 50 years old.<p />  <p>Language: pt</p>
LA  - pt
SN  - 1679-4974
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.5123/S1679-49742017000200016
ID  - ref1
ER  -