title: Urgent and emergency care for pedestrians injured in Brazilian traffic.
abstract: This paper aimed to describe the epidemiological profile of pedestrians injured in traffic accidents treated at urgent and emergency facilities participating in the 2014VIVA Survey and the characterization of these events and consequences for these victims. This is a cross-sectional study conducted in the period from September to November 2014 in 24 Brazilian state capitals and the Federal District. We analyzed variables that characterize the victim, the accident and its severity and case outcome. We calculated simple and relative frequencies and performed a bivariate analysis by gender and age group. We used the Rao-Scott test with a 5% significance level in order to verify the independence of variables. Results show that 34.3% of attendances were for individuals aged 20-39 years, 54.2% had brown skin and 35.9% of individuals had up to 4 years of schooling. Run-overs occurred mainly at night (33.6%) and in the afternoon (31.3%). Most cases resulted in discharge in all age groups, but 41.6% of the elderly (60 years and over) required hospitalization. We stress the need for public investment, prioritizing pedestrian circulation in traffic and road infrastructure planning.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Estudos sobre Violência e Saúde, Fiocruz. Av. Brasil 4036/7°, Manguinhos. 21040-210 Rio de Janeiro RJ Brasil.
authors.forename: Liana Wernersbach
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Pinto
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Estudos sobre Violência e Saúde, Fiocruz. Av. Brasil 4036/7°, Manguinhos. 21040-210 Rio de Janeiro RJ Brasil.
authors.forename: Adalgisa Peixoto
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Vigilância de Doenças e Agravos Não Transmissíveis e Promoção da Saúde, Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde, Ministério da Saúde. Brasília DF Brasil.
authors.forename: Camila Alves
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Bahia
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Vigilância de Doenças e Agravos Não Transmissíveis e Promoção da Saúde, Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde, Ministério da Saúde. Brasília DF Brasil.
authors.forename: Mariana Gonçalves de
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Freitas
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D000069636:Pedestrians / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013997:Time Factors; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D055815:Young Adult