%0 Journal Article
%T Motociclistas de entrega: algumas caracter¨ªsticas dos acidentes de transito na regi£¿o sul do Brasil
%A Soares
%A Dorot¨¦ia F¨¢tima Pelissari de Paula
%A Mathias
%A Thais Aidar de Freitas
%A Silva
%A Daniela Wosiack da
%A Andrade
%A Selma Maffei de
%J Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia
%D 2011
%I Associa??o Brasileira de P¨®s -Gradua??o em Sa¨²de Coletiva
%R 10.1590/S1415-790X2011000300008
%X objective: this study aimed at understanding characteristics of traffic accidents with motorcycle couriers in the cities of londrina and maring¨¢, in the state of paran¨¢ (brazil). methods: a total of 327 couriers who reported, in 2005/2006, motorcycle accident in the previous 12 months took part in the study (147 in londrina and 180 in maring¨¢). results: of all the interviewed, 39.6% reported more than one traffic accident. the accidents were perceived as serious by 21.4% of them and 56.3% reported knowing a convalescing courier due to a traffic accident. most injuries (82.9%) occurred during work hours. significant differences were observed between the cities concerning climatic conditions (p=0.013), time of the day (p=0.002), pre-hospital care (p=0.032) and hospital admission (p<0.001). conclusion: the high incidence and the recurrence of traffic accidents highlight the susceptibility of motorcycle couriers to these events and the need for strategies and specific prevention policies.
%K motorcycles
%K accidents
%K traffic
%K accidents
%K occupational
%K consequences
%K accident
%K accident prevention
%K epidemiology.
%U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1415-790X2011000300008&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en