Epidemiological data and forensic aspects of road traffic fatalities in Lomé, Togo.
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).
Laboratoire d'anatomie et cytologie pathologiques, CHU Tokoin, univertité de Lomé, 1515 Lomé, Togo.
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Tchin
Service de traumatologie et d'orthopédie, CHU Tokoin, Lomé, Togo.
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Atsi
Service de traumatologie et d'orthopédie, CHU Tokoin, Lomé, Togo.
T Hodabalo
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Tchaa
Service de neurochirurgie, CHU Tokoin, Lomé, Togo.
Kpelao
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Essossinam
Service de traumatologie et d'orthopédie, CHU Tokoin, Lomé, Togo.
J Yaovii
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Edèm
Laboratoire d'anatomie et cytologie pathologiques, CHU Tokoin, univertité de Lomé, 1515 Lomé, Togo.
K Koffi
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Amégbor
Laboratoire d'anatomie et cytologie pathologiques, CHU Tokoin, univertité de Lomé, 1515 Lomé, Togo.
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Gado
D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000401:mortality* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014037:Togo / Q000453:epidemiology; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000401:mortality; D055815:Young Adult
fatal accident; forensic; road traffic; trauma