2020-02-282020-02-282012-03ANDRADE, Silvânia Suely Caribé de Araújo; SÁ, Naíza Nayla Bandeira de; CARVALHO, Mércia Gomes Oliveira de; LIMA, Cheila Marina; SILVA, Marta Maria Alves da; MORAIS NETO, Otaliba Libânio; MALTA, Deborah Carvalho. Perfil das vítimas de violências e acidentes atendidas em serviços de urgência e emergência selecionados em capitais brasileiras: vigilância de violências e acidentes, 2009. Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde, Brasília, v. 21, n. 1, p. 21-30, 2012.1679-4974e- 2337-9622http://repositorio.bc.ufg.br/handle/ri/18755Objective: to describe the profile of injuries victims treated at emergency department of Brazil's Unified National Health System in 2009. Methods: a cross-sectional study was conducted. The sample included 74 emergency departments located in Distrito Federal and 23 Brazilian capitals, selected by one-stage cluster sampling. The data were collected during 30 consecutive days in an alternated 12-hour shift. Results: 89,9% of the cases were resulting from accidents. Among the victims of violence and accidents attended the selected services, men accounted for 64,2% in accidents and 71,1% in violence situations. 22.9% of the victims attended due to accidents in the age group 20-29 years, adults 20 to 29 years accounted for 34.8% of visits because violence. Conclusion: the largest proportions of visits were for victims of accidents and violence: males with low education, race / skin color brown, situations related to alcohol consumption and with the sites of occurrence residence and the street.porAcesso AbertoEstudos transversaisInquéritos epidemiológicosVigilânciaViolênciaAcidentesCross-sectional studiesHealth surveysEpidemiologic surveillanceViolenceAccidentsArtigo10.5123/S1679-49742012000100003