TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Epidemiological data and forensic aspects of road traffic fatalities in Lomé, Togo
JO  - Médecine et santé tropicales
A1  - Tchin, D.
A1  - Atsi, W.
A1  - Tchaa, T. Hodabalo
A1  - Essossinam, Kpelao
A1  - Edèm, J. Yaovii
A1  - Amégbor, K. Koffi
A1  - Gado, N-k
SP  - 332
EP  - 333
VL  - 26
IS  - 3
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 2261-3684
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1684/mst.2016.0579
ID  - ref1
ER  -