Abstract
Abstract Objective: To identify the epidemiological and socio-demographic profile of elderly victims of traffic accidents reported in articles published in scientific literature from 2013 to 2018. Method: The Literatura Latino Americana em Ciências da Saúde (Latin American Literature in Health Sciences), Base de Dados de Enfermagem (Database in Nursing), Scientific Electronic Library Online, and Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online databases were used, with the guiding question being: What is the scientific production on traffic accidents involving elderly people? A total of 355 articles were found. After the application of the selection criteria, 16 were evaluated, and nine remained for final analysis. Results: The age range was 60 to 69 years and the majority of the sample were men, who were married and had low schooling. Being run over was the most frequent accident. The width of the traffic lanes and the time of the accident influenced the frequency and risk of accidents and the severity of the injuries. Conclusion: Younger elderly persons were the most affected, and being run over was the most frequent type of accident.
Highlights
Traffic accidents are one of the main causes of death in the young and adult population
The inclusion criteria were: (a) articles indexed by descriptors registered in the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) database: “Traffic Accidents”, “Elderly”, “Old Age”, “Old Adults” and in the Health Sciences Descriptors (DeCS): “Traffic Accidents” and “Elderly”; (b) articles published from 2013 to 2018 involving people over 60 years of age and (c) articles that answered the research question
What are the differences in injury patterns of young and elderly traffic accident fatalities considering death on scene and death in hospital? Age-related differences in fatal intersection crashes in the United States
Summary
Traffic accidents are one of the main causes of death in the young and adult population. This cause is significant among the elderly, especially with the increasing size of the older population[1,2,3,4]. External causes affect the younger population more frequently, the risks of dying from accidents or violence increase dramatically among those over 60. This is caused both by the condition of exposure to risk due to locomotion and other tasks that are part of activities of daily living, as well as by the inherent difficulties of age
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