Impact of fires on tocantins public healthquality indicators

The state of Tocantins develops a long annual period of low rainfall, with greater dominance of the mass of hot and dry air in the months of June, July and August, associated with the increase in forest fires, which becomes a common element in the landscape. The incidence of fires in the Brazilian territory presents a period of greater intensification in this season, especially in the states where the formation predominant plant is that of the Cerrado (savanna) biome in its territorial limits, as is the case of Tocantins. The fine particles resulting from the fires have a longer residence time in the atmosphere than the coarse particles and can be transported over long distances, which increases their dispersion capacity and, consequently, its impact on individuals. This research aims to investigate the relationship between the number of burnings in Tocantins and hospitalization rates, mortality, permanence and costs in public hospitals in the state, through a retrospective cross-sectional study of prevalence and correlation of data which will outline the number of fires that occurred in the state of Tocantins, the number of hospitalizations for respiratory diseases, the mortality rate, time length of stay and total costs during the period 2014 to 2019. It has been observed with the data so far partially analyzed, that there may be a significant correlation between the number of fires and the demand for public health services, which promotes the need for public policies for fire control and prevention in the state, a since it can contribute negatively to the quality of public health the Tocantins.