%0 Journal Article
%T The burden of trauma presenting to the government referral hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone: An observational study
%A Abdul Malik Jalloh
%A Christella O.S. Scott
%A Fenella Beynon
%A Hassan P. Vandy
%A Ibrahim Bundu
%A Suleiman P. Kamara
%J Archive of "African Journal of Emergency Medicine".
%D 2019
%R 10.1016/j.afjem.2018.07.008
%X Trauma accounts for a significant proportion of the global burden of disease, with highest mortality rates seen in Africa. This epidemic is predicted to increase with urbanisation and an aim of the Sustainable Development Goals is to reduce deaths and trauma caused by road accidents. Data available on urban trauma in Sierra Leone is limited
%K Trauma
%K Injury
%K Africa
%K Sierra Leone
%K Emergency department
%K Registry
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6440925/