2020-02-282020-02-282012-03MALTA, Deborah Carvalho; BERNAL, Regina Tomie Ivata; MASCARENHAS, Márcio Dênis Medeiros; MONTEIRO, Rosane Aparecida; SÁ, Naíza Nayla Bandeira de; ANDRADE, Silvânia Suely Caribé de Araújo; GAWRYSZEWSKI, Vilma Pinheiro; SILVA, Marta Maria Alves da; MORAIS NETO, Otaliba Libânio de. Atendimentos por acidentes de transporte em serviços públicos de emergência em 23 capitais e no Distrito Federal – Brasil, 2009. Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde, Brasília, v. 21, n. 1, p. 31-42, 2012.e- 2337-96221679-4974http://repositorio.bc.ufg.br/handle/ri/18756Objective: the study aims to describe the estimates of land traffic accident (TA) events seen in emergency services at the Federal District and 23 Brazilian State capitals in 2009. Methods: data on TA were used, obtained from survey on emergency medical care for external causes in public health services (VIVA Survey 2009). Results: among 35,646 emergency visits for unintentional injuries, 9,934 (27.9%) visits were identified as TA, in 74 emergency services included in the survey; there were a greater number of male victims (71.6%), young from 20 to 29 years of age (35.0%) and mulattos (52.4%); about 27.0% of the TA was work related; there was suspicion/report of alcohol consumption before the event in 17.2% of the visits; most of the visits referred to accidents involving motorcycles (50.9%) and bicycles (18.4%). Conclusion: considering the magnitude of the traffic injuries in emergency services, it becomes necessary to advance in measures directed to reducing traffic accidents.porAcesso AbertoEpidemiologiaAcidentes de trânsitoServiços médicos de emergênciaCausas externasEpidemiologyTraffic accidentsEmergency medical careExternal causesArtigo10.5123/S1679-49742012000100004