title: Profile of work-related road traffic accident victims recorded by sentinel health units in Pernambuco, Brazil, 2012-2014.
abstract: 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.
  
  
  
  descriptive study of fatal and non-fatal work-related road traffic accident victims, reported by 21 RTA Information Sentinel Units in Pernambuco.
  
  
  
  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%).
  
  
  
  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.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Medicina Integral Professor Fernando Figueira, Programa de Residência Multiprofissional em Saúde da Família, Recife-PE, Brasil.
authors.forename: Caroline Cordeiro
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Souto
authors.affiliation: Governo do Estado de Pernambuco, Secretaria Estadual de Saúde, Recife-PE, Brasil.
authors.forename: Flávia Karina Wanderley
authors.initials: FK
authors.lastname: Reis
authors.affiliation: Governo do Estado de Pernambuco, Secretaria Estadual de Saúde, Recife-PE, Brasil.
authors.forename: Raphaella Patrícia Torres
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Bertolini
authors.affiliation: Universidade de Pernambuco, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Recife-PE, Brasil.
authors.forename: Rosimeiry Santos de Melo Almeida
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Lins
authors.affiliation: Governo do Estado de Pernambuco, Secretaria Estadual de Saúde, Recife-PE, Brasil.
authors.forename: Sandra Luzia Barbosa de
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Souza
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000401:mortality / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000401:mortality / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D001336:Automobiles / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001642:Bicycling / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009049:Motorcycles / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017678:Sex Distribution; D055815:Young Adult