Road Traffic Incidents Epidemiology in Medellin-Colombia, 2010-2015

Authors

  • Adriana Espinosa López University of Antioquia
  • Gustavo Cabrera Arana University of Antioquia
  • Natalia Velásquez Osorio University of Antioquia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.rfnsp.v35n1a02

Keywords:

epidemiology, traffic accident, mortality, vulnerable groups

Abstract

Road traffic incidents (RTI) transfer kinetic energy between inert and living surfaces on roads. They cause fatal and non-fatal injuries, affecting people's health, well-being and productivity. They are not random, and they are not accidents like the United Nations pointed out many decades ago. Objective: the purpose of this study is to describe RTAepidemiology in Medellin from 2010 to 2015 as a referent and propose a road traffic management model- a RTMM. Methodology: this is a retrospective study using different RTI sources and a univariate or bivariate analysis. Results: from 2010 to 2015, there was an increasing RTI record of 275,000 events, with a mean of 45,000/year and 135/day, and what has not been recorded could be 4 times more. There were injuries in 50% of the RTI recorded in police traffic accident reports (PTAR), with a mean of 300
casualties/year an approximately 3,000 injured/ year. However, the non-recorded injured could be ten times more, 30,000/year. Most RTIs affect the poor, pedestrians, motorcyclists and cyclists mainly males of ages 15 to 29 in residential areas. Conclusions: leadership, government policies, a Road Traffic Safety Observatory and Safe Mobility Plan Management up to 2020 are critical to decrease RTI risk, exposure and frequency.
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Author Biographies

Adriana Espinosa López, University of Antioquia

Master in Public Health and Health Information Systems Manager. University of Antioquia, Colombia.

Gustavo Cabrera Arana, University of Antioquia

Doctor and Master in Public Health. University of Antioquia, Colombia.

Natalia Velásquez Osorio, University of Antioquia

Master in Public Health and Administrator in Health. University of Antioquia, Colombia.

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2016-11-25

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Espinosa López A, Cabrera Arana G, Velásquez Osorio N. Road Traffic Incidents Epidemiology in Medellin-Colombia, 2010-2015. Rev. Fac. Nac. Salud Pública [Internet]. 2016 Nov. 25 [cited 2025 Jan. 22];35(1):7-15. Available from: https://revistas.udea.edu.co/index.php/fnsp/article/view/23278

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Vol. 35 No. 1 (2017): Enero-Abril

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