Abstract
Objective:
Analyze traffic accidents with fatalities involving elderly people according to the condition of the injured subjects, place of occurrence and cause of death, preparing maps of geographic distribution.
Methods:
A cross-sectional study was developed at the Police Station for Traffic Crimes Punishment in Teresina in 68 accident and police investigation records from 2010 to 2011. Local Moran Index and Kernel density were used for spatial analysis.
Results:
Regarding the condition of the elderly at the time of the accident, 57.3% of the deceased were pedestrians. In regard to the place of occurrence and the first cause listed, it was found that 49.6% of the deaths occurred at the scene, with multiple trauma being the major cause.
Conclusion:
The deaths were concentrated in urban areas, with agglomeration of neighborhoods with a high rate of traffic accidents, presenting positive correlation, also highlighting the existence of regions with higher density of occurrences.
Keywords:
Elderly; Traffic accidents; Death; Spatial analysis
