Citation

Chaudhary BL, Singh D, Tirpude BH. Int. J. Med. Toxicol. Legal Med. 2005; 7(2): 13-17.

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(Copyright © 2005, India Medico Legal Society)

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Abstract

The present study was conducted in the Kasturba hospital, MGIMS, Sevagram, Wardha (Maharastra) from Jan. 1999 to Dec. 2000 on the basis of poison analyzed in the Toxicology laboratory of the Department of forensic medicine. Total 346 cases were examined to study the different trends of poisoning in the population according to age, sex, manner, religion, rural and urban area, education status, economic status etc. Out of 346 cases, 196 cases were admitted in Kasturba hospital of MGIMS, Sevagram with history of intake of some kind of poison and 45 of them died, 72 cases of poisoning of snake bite were reported xand 4 died out of them. Total 78 cases of poisoning including 2 snake bite were directly brought for the postmortem examination. The most common poison was organophosphorous insecticide (28.90%) followed by Organochlorine insecticide (21.1%), alcohol (7.81%), Zinc phosphide (5.49%), food poisoning (2.89%), Kerosene (2.02%), Phenol, Diazepam, Allenthrine etc. Snake bite was reported in 21.39% cases. Younger group were (21-30years) predominately (29.55%) affected. Majority (61.56%) of cases were male. Male and female ratio was 1.6:1. A large chunk belonged to Hindus, comprising (51.4%) of all alleged poisoning cases. Total (77.45%) cases reported from rural area, and (22.55%) cases reported from the urban area. In rural area poisoning due to insecticide and snake bite were most common. In urban area poisoning by alcohol, Zinc phosphide, Kerosene etc. were common. Regarding the manner of poisoning (52.31%) cases were found to be suicidal followed by (42.62%) accidental and (0.29%) homicidal. Incidence of poisoning was inversely proportional to educational status and socio-economic status of people.

Language: en

Keywords

Suicide; Autopsy; Poisoning; Organochlorine; Orgonophosphorous