Citation

Tapse SP, Shetty VB, Jinturkar AD. Indian J. Forensic Med. Toxicol. 2012; 6(1): 127-129.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, All-India Institute of Medical Sciences. Deptartment of Forensic Medicine)

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Abstract

The paper presents the study of 132 cases of poisoning received in the Dept of Forensic Medicine, Bidar Institute of Medical Sciences & Teaching Hospital Bidar, Karnataka, for postmortem examination (PME) during the span of two years. Out of 850 PME done during the study period 132 cases were that of poisoning. The cases were then analysed on various epidemiological parameters feeding the information in the proforma prepared for this purpose. We concluded that majority of victims were married, Hindu, males, from rural area and low socio economic group. Majority of victims died within 1-6 hours of consumption of poison. Suicidal cases were for more commoner than accidental one. No case of homicidal poisoning was defected in present study. Chemical analysis of viscera was done in 115(87.12%) cases (snake bite cases excluded) during the span of study we could get report of C.A. in 98 (85.21%) cases. Insecticides still topped the list as killer no one. While snake bite was second most common fatal poisoning, this study differs from most of the contemporary studies in one important aspect that is we could get C.A. report in large no of cases C. A. reports were positive in 90 per cent cases.

Language: en

Keywords

human; suicide; male; Poisoning; sex difference; aluminum phosphide; intoxication; article; major clinical study; rural area; religion; insecticide; social status; chemical analysis; agricultural worker; educational status; carbamic acid; snakebite; medical history; Bidar