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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Aug 5.

Published in final edited form as: Niger J Clin Pract. 2018 Jun;21(6):752–757. doi: 10.4103/njcp.njcp_263_17

Table 5:

Distribution of mortality by etiology and type of injury

Etiology	Type of injury
Etiology	TBI	Spine injury	Burns	Abdominopelvic Injury	Chest injury	Multiple injury	Total (%)
RTA	20	8	-	6	2	9	45 (66.1)
Gunshot injury	2	-	-	4	4	-	10 (14.7)
Assault	1	-	-	-	-	2	3 (4.4)
Burns	-	-	2	-	-	-	2 (3.0)
Fall	2	4	-	-	-	-	6 (8.8)
Occupational injury	2	-	-	-	-	-	2 (3.0)
Total (%)	27 (39.7)	12 (17.6)	2 (2.9)	10 (14.7)	6 (8.8)	11 (16.2)	68 (100)

Person’s χ²=64.3, P=0.001. TBI=Traumatic brain injury; RTA=Road traffic accident