Citation

Tchin D, Atsi W, Tchaa TH, Essossinam K, Edèm JY, Amégbor KK, Gado NK. Med Sante Trop 2016; 26(3): 332-333.

Vernacular Title

Données épidémiologiques et aspects médico-légaux des accidents mortels du trafic routier à Lomé, Togo.

Affiliation

Laboratoire d'anatomie et cytologie pathologiques, CHU Tokoin, univertité de Lomé, 1515 Lomé, Togo.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, John Libbey Eurotext)

DOI

10.1684/mst.2016.0579

PMID

27694094

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).

Language: en