ETANOL E ACIDENTES DE TRÂNSITO EM CURITIBA NO PERÍODO DE 01/2000 - 11/2002
Author(s) -
P. L. L. SILVA,
Myriam Lopes,
Madison Pilato,
Maria Gabriel
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
visão acadêmica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1518-8361
pISSN - 1518-5192
DOI - 10.5380/acd.v3i2.504
Subject(s) - curitiba , alcohol , humanities , medicine , chemistry , art , biochemistry
O etanol e uma substância psicoativa consumida socialmente. Segundo a Lei 9.503/97, que institui o atual Codigo de Trânsito Brasileiro, dirigir sob efeito de alcool ou substância de efeito analogo e falta gravissima, gerando desde suspensao do direito de dirigir ate detencao de seis meses a tres anos. O limite de concentracao alcoolica sanguinea, nesse caso, e de 6dg/L. No presente trabalho, avaliou-se 16.353 registros de dosagem toxicologica de alcool etilico do Instituto Medico Legal de Curitiba PR, realizados em individuos envolvidos em acidentes de trânsito no periodo de 01 de janeiro de 2000 a 30 de novembro de 2002. Dentre o total de registros, obteve-se 23,25% de resultados positivos. Observou-se que, do total de exames realizados, 86,84% foram em homens e 13,16% em mulheres. Apenas 9,99% dos laudos positivos encontrava-se abaixo da faixa de concentracao permitida. O levantamento apresentado demonstra clara necessidade de maior conscientizacao por parte da populacao quanto ao consumo de alcool a conducao de veiculos. ETHANOL AND TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN CURITIBA IN THE PERIOD 01/2000 - 11/2002 Abstract Alcohol (in this paper the term alcohol means ethanol) is a psychoactive substance largely socially consumed. According to the law # 9503/97, which established the present Brazilian Traffic Code, driving either under the influence of alcohol or other substances that produce similar effect, is a grave offence. The limit concentration of alcohol in the blood, by that same law, is 6 decigram/litter. In this survey, it was appraised 16,353 cases of officially registered traffic accidents occurred in Curitiba from January 1, 2000 through November 30, 2002; 23,25% of the samples were positive for alcohol. From that figure it was observed that 86,84% of the offenders were men and 13,16% were women. Only just 9,99% of the samples presented alcohol concentration below the range of 6dg/L. This survey clearly shows the necessity of a major program to make the public in general and drivers in particular conscious of their responsibilities where alcohol consumption and driving is concerned.
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