Abstract
Introduction: Natural disasters occur more and more frequently. In 2008, the cities of Itajaí Valley were hit by flooding of large proportion associated with landslides. Objective: To evaluate the frequency of cases of cerebrovascular disease (CVD) admitted to the Hospital Santa Isabel de Blumenau (HSI) in three periods and its possible relationship with the natural disaster occurred in November 2008. Method: CVD cases were selected among inpatients in the HSI in Period I: 2007 to 2008, Period II: 2008 to 2009 (period of natural disaster) and Period III: 2009 to 2010. Results: There was an increase in the absolute number of CVD cases over the three periods (32, 56 and 77, respectively). In the year of the disaster a significant elevation of the numbers of cases of CVD was seen. Conclusion: Statistically significant increase in the frequency of CVD after the natural disaster of November22nd, 2008 could be considered as implication of correlation.
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