Citation

Patil D. Indian J. Forensic Med. Toxicol. 2013; 7(2): 221-222.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, All-India Institute of Medical Sciences. Deptartment of Forensic Medicine)

DOI

10.5958/j.0973-9130.7.2.051

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Deaths due to poisoning are more in developing countries and methods of poisoning varies from one place to other. Hence to know the pattern of poisoning, a retrospective study was done at a district hospital, Raichur (Karnataka) between the years 2009 -2012. During this period 302 cases of poisoning deaths were autopsied. These poisoning cases were studied to know age and sex distribution of the victims, commonest type of poisons used and manner of poisoning. In this study, majority 220 (72.85%) of the cases were due to organophosphorus compound, followed by snake bite 30 (9.93%), aluminium phosphide 21 (6.95%) and others respectively.

Language: en

Keywords

adolescent; adult; human; homicide; suicide; pyrethroid; child; female; infant; male; newborn; Poisoning; alcohol; aged; incidence; autopsy; aluminum phosphide; intoxication; death; article; victim; sex ratio; retrospective study; school child; medicolegal aspect; age distribution; preschool child; organochlorine derivative; accidental death; organophosphorus compound; carbamic acid derivative; public hospital; snakebite; Organophosporous Compound; Snake Bite; Unnatural Death