O impacto dos acidentes de trânsito em Alagoas: uma análise dos custos dos atendimentos médico-hospitalares no Hospital de Emergência Dr. Daniel Houly em Arapiraca, no período entre 2011 e 2018

Abstract

The Traffic accidents are responsible for millions of deaths and injuries in Brazil and represent a serious public health problem. The costs related to medical and hospital care, such as emergency services and hospitalizations for victims, represent a great impact on the Unified Health System (SUS). This term paper has as general purpose to analyze the economic costs of traffic accidents at the Emergency Hospital Dr. Daniel Houly, in Arapiraca, between 2011 and 2018. Specifically, it has been analysis of the link between care, admissions for traffic accidents and the type of victim. The methodology used was bibliographic research, academic papers, research reports, among other means already published on this subject. The most prominent types of victims of traffic accidents are motorcyclists, followed by car occupants. The magnitude of hospitalizations due to traffic accidents was high, the average time of hospital stay was almost a week for the period studied. This implied very significant expenditures for the public sector.