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Hématomes intracrâniens post-traumatiques aux Cliniques Universitaires de Kinshasa/République démocratique du Congo: aspects socio-démographiques, radio-cliniques et évolution post-thérapeutique
Post-traumatic intracranial hematomas at Kinshasa University Hospital/ Democratic Republic of Congo: socio-demographic, radio-clinical aspects and post-therapeutic evolution

Context and objective. Brain trauma is the first cause of death among young people and a quarter of victims develop an intracranial hematoma. The objective was to describe the socio-demographic, radiological, clinical and post-therapeutical aspects of patients treated for post-traumatic intracranial hema...

Trauma unit admissions at the Ugandan National Referral Hospital: a descriptive study

African Health Sciences; 22 (1), 2022
Background: Injuries are a neglected epidemic globally accounting for 9% global deaths; 1.7 times that of HIV, TB and malaria combined. Trauma remains overlooked with key research and data focusing on infectious diseases, yet Uganda has one of the highest rates of traumatic injury. We described demograph...

Referral conditions for severe road traffic injuries and their influence on the occurrence of hospital deaths in Benin

Road traffic accidents are the leading cause of death by trauma. Delays in in first aid due, inter alia, to the long time to transfer traffic accident victims to hospital and the lack of pre-hospital emergency care, contribute to the increase in hospital mortality. This study aims to analyse the referral...