Introduction:

Currently, traffic accidents are considered a serious public health problem, due to the number of injuries and deaths they cause, and the economic resources that must be allocated for their care and recovery.

Objective:

to characterize traffic accidents in Cienfuegos province during 2019.

Methods:

A descriptive, retrospective, cross-sectional study was carried out. The universe of study consisted of 300 injured subjects by traffic accidents in Cienfuegos province during 2019, and who were registered by the Provincial Department of Traffic Statistics. The variables used were age, sex, minor injuries, serious injuries, deceased, municipality, time of occurrence of the event and cause of the accident.

Results:

The male sex predominated among the victims, 11.7% were between 21 and 25 years old. Mild injuries were the most frequent. The municipality with the highest incidence of accidents was Cienfuegos (47%). The hours from 4:01 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. prevailed. 30.2% of the accidents originated from not paying attention to the control of the vehicle.

Conclusions:

Traffic accidents report a large number of injuries and deaths, which represents a health problem for the countries, with great impact on the social and economic sphere. Prevention is important, so that effectiveness is achieved with collaboration between governments and the health sector.

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