Características dos acidentes de trânsito com vítimas de atropelamento no município de Maringá-PR, 2005-2008

摘要

This is a retrospective descriptive study, which aimed at knowing the characteristics of traffic accidents by motor vehicles in Maringá between 2005 and 2008. For the study, run over victims of traffic accidents in Maringá from 2005 to 2008 were considered, using data from the firefighter’s list of occurrences - 5th Fire Combat Team. 1841 victims were identified. From the total number of victims, the number of incidents recorded (1486) was studied: 399 happened in 2005, 376 in 2006, 361 in 2007 and 350 in 2008. It was noted a decreas-ing trend in incidence over the years. A predominance of male victims in the age range 15 to 24 was noticed. In the years of the study, the ac-cidents occurred mostly between May and July, early in the afternoon and evening (6pm to 8:59pm). These results confirm those observed in other studies, highlighting the need to implement preventive measures through intersectoral action and contribution of other studies using other methods and other information sources.