Profile of persons with vehicular related trauma presenting at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital Emergency Centre

Vehicular Related Trauma (VRT) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Worldwide, an estimated 1.2 million people die yearly from VRT whilst about 50 million people sustain non-fatal injuries. WHO predicts Road Traffic Accident as the third leading cause of death worldwide by 2020. Ghana has be...

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Main Authors: Eno Akua A. Biney, Ellis Owusu-Dabo, Kwaku Nyame, Chris K. Oppong, Sarah Rominski, Rockefeller Oteng, George Oduro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-06-01
Series:African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211419X13000086