%0 Journal Article
%T Epidemiological data and forensic aspects of road traffic fatalities in Lomé, Togo
%J Médecine et santé tropicales
%D 2016
%A Tchin, D.
%A Atsi, W.
%A Tchaa, T. Hodabalo
%A Essossinam, Kpelao
%A Edèm, J. Yaovii
%A Amégbor, K. Koffi
%A Gado, N-k
%V 26
%N 3
%P 332-333
%X 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>
%G en
%I John Libbey Eurotext
%@ 2261-3684
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1684/mst.2016.0579