Citation

Joshi SC, Joshi A, Nigam P, Joshi G, Prakash C. Indian J. Forensic Med. Toxicol. 2010; 4(1): 4-5.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, All-India Institute of Medical Sciences. Deptartment of Forensic Medicine)

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Abstract

Poisoning is a common mode of suicide in developing countries like India, particularly in agricultural workers. A total 350 cases of poisoning were analysed during the two year period from January, 2007 to December, 2008. The emphasis was given on age, sex, socio-economic status, rural / urban, type and mode of poisoning. The most common type of poisoning was found to be organophosphorus (67.43%) and the least was prallethrin (All out) (0.28%). The Common motive of poisoning was suicidal in both male (63.43%) and female (32.58%), especially in young population of rural background with agricultural occupation. One probable reason for this could be due difficult geographical topography of hilly terrain, totally monsoon dependent agricultural practice and poor socio economic status of the population specific to this area.

Language: en

Keywords

adult; human; suicide; child; female; infant; male; India; aluminum phosphide; intoxication; occupation; Suicidal; article; major clinical study; rural area; urban area; school child; preschool child; alprazolam; diazepam; social status; multicenter study; phenobarbital; organophosphorus compound; kerosene; Homicidal; educational status; tertiary health care; mushroom poisoning; topography; Datura; Poisoning pattern