@article{ref1,
title="Epidemiological data and forensic aspects of road traffic fatalities in Lomé, Togo",
journal="Médecine et santé tropicales",
year="2016",
author="Tchin, D. and Atsi, W. and Tchaa, T. Hodabalo and Essossinam, Kpelao and Edèm, J. Yaovii and Amégbor, K. Koffi and Gado, N-k",
volume="26",
number="3",
pages="332-333",
abstract="We collected 190 forensic records from the only pathology laboratory in Lomé, over the period from January 2010 to December 2014. The sex ratio (M/F) was 4.4 and the decedents' average age 33.4 years. In 43.2% of cases, the accident resulted from a collision between a pedestrian and a motorcycle; excess speed noted in 56.8% of cases. Four principal groups of fatal injuries were observed: polytrauma (136 cases), isolated severe head injury (49 cases), isolated thoracic contusion (3 cases), and abdominal pelvic contusion with perinea trauma (2 cases).<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2261-3684",
doi="10.1684/mst.2016.0579",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1684/mst.2016.0579"
}