Abstract
Objective: To analyze hospitalizations for accidents with motorcycles in the public health system of Bahia between 2008 and 2017. Methods: A cross-sectional, descriptive and retrospective study of hospitalizations for motorcycle accidents in Bahia's public health network. Results: Between 2008 and 2017, 45714 hospitalizations were performed, resulting from the group of causes of ICD-10 V20-V29 (a motorcyclist traumatized in transport accident). The average length of hospital stay was 31.12 days and the total cost was approximately 207 million and 798 thousand reais. The most affected age group was 20 to 39 years of age, representing 58.53% of the total and the male sex represented 85.12% of the victims. The mortality rate averaged 9.54% reflecting the severity of the accidents. Conclusion: The study shows the severity of accidents of motorcycles attended in the Unified Health System in Bahia involving mainly young men of productive age and with a high cost and mortality rate. These data reinforce the need for institutional measures to reduce the number of accidents and new studies are important in determining the sequelae that eventually affect survivors.