Batista Veronezi

With the advent of industrialisation and the growing increase in violence, bodily injuries from external causes have become a public health problem in both developed and developing countries. Among these injuries is spinal cord trauma (SCI), which is a sudden and unexpected event that has drastic consequences for the individual’s health and can negatively affect their quality of life, as it is a limiting injury. It is in this context that this book provides an analysis of the clinical and epidemiological profile of 265 patients with SCI who were treated at a public hospital in Goiás. It invites the reader to identify the sociodemographic, etiological and clinical characteristics of the patients, as well as aspects related to the costs to the Unified Health System (SUS) in these cases. The book is aimed at health professionals. It presents data that can lead to efficient decision-making regarding the allocation of technical, human and financial resources in the management of SCI, as well as guiding strategies to control the main causes of spinal injury in the population.