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. 2014 Oct 16;19:159. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2014.19.159.5017

Table 4.

Types of injury sustained by victims

Injury Frequency % Injury Mortality % group mortality % overall mortality
Head injury 100 17.5 11 11.0 35.5
Limb fractures 130 22.8 3 2.3 9.7
Head + Limb fractures 59 10.3 7 11.9 22.6
Soft tissue injury 199 34.9 2 1.0 6.5
Blunt chest injury 26 4.6 0 0 0
Abdominal injury 7 1.2 0 0 0
Head + Chest/Abdominal injury + Limb fractures 5 0.9 0 0 0
Head + Chest/Abdominal injury 5 0.9 0 0 0
Chest/Abdominal injury + Limb fractures 7 1.2 0 0 0
Spine injury 4 0.7 0 0 0
Burns 7 1.2 0 0 0
Others 4 0.7 0 0 0
None 7 1.2 0 0 0
Unknown 11 1.9 8 72.7 25.8
TOTAL 571 100 31 5.4 100