Pre-hospital and hospital traumatic deaths in the former homeland of Transkei, South Africa

This retrospective descriptive study on 274 medicolegal cases was to determine the issues related to pre-hospital and hospital deaths in injured patients and to determine whether any of the deaths were preventable in the area. Interviews of the family members were conducted individually before carry...

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Published in:	Journal of clinical forensic medicine Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 6 - 11
Main Author:	Meel, B.L.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Scotland Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2004
Subjects:	Accidents, Traffic - mortality Adolescent Adult Age Distribution Alcohol Cause of Death Child Child, Preschool Homicide - statistics & numerical data Hospital Hospital Mortality Humans Infant Intervention Middle Aged Occupation Occupations - statistics & numerical data Pre-hospital Retrospective Studies Sex Distribution South Africa - epidemiology Survival time Traumatic death Wounds and Injuries - mortality Wounds and Injuries - surgery South Africa Intervention Occupation Traumatic death Survival time Pre-hospital Alcohol Hospital
ISSN:	1353-1131
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