A spatial analysis of urban transit accidents assisted by Emergency Mobile Care Services: an analysis of space and time

Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia

Silva, Amanda Priscila de Santana Cabral¹  Mendonça, Marcela Franklin Salvador de² 

[1] Instituto de Medicina Integral Professor Fernando Figueira, Recife, Brazil;Secretaria de Saúde do Recife, Recife, Brazil

关键词: Traffic accidents;    Emergency medical services;    Spatial analysis;    Health services research;    Uses of epidemiology;    Descriptive epidemiology.;   

DOI  :  10.1590/1980-5497201700040014

学科分类：过敏症与临床免疫学

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Introduction:Urban transit accident are a global public health problem. The objective of this study was to describe the profile of the victims and the occurrences of urban transit accidents attended to by emergency mobile care services (Serviço de Atendimento Móvel de Urgência- SAMU) in Recife, and their distribution based on spatial analysis.Methodology:An ecological study, developed through secondary data from emergency mobile care services in Recife, referring to the total number of occurrences of urban transit accidents attended to from January 1 to June 30, 2015. The spatial analysis was performed using the Moran index.Results:Basic support units performed most of the emergency services (89.2%). Among the victims, there was a predominance of males (76.8%) and an age group of 20 - 29 years old (31.5%). Collisions were responsible for 59.9% of the transit accidents, and motorcycles for 61.6% of the accidents among all means of transportation. Friday was the day that showed the highest risk for treatment, and there was a concentration of events between 6:00 am - 8:59am and 6:00pm - 8:59pm. The MoranMap identified critical areas where calls came from traffic accidents during the period analyzed.Discussion:The records of the mobile service from the spatial analysis are an important source of information for health surveillance.Conclusion:The spatial analysis of urban transit accidents identified regions with a positive spatial correlation, providing subsidies to the logistical planning of emergency mobile care services. This study is groundbreaking in that it offers such information about the region.

【 授权许可】

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