Citation

Patil D. Med. Legal Update 2014; 14(2): 1-3.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, R.K. Sharma and Institute of Medico-Legal Publications)

DOI

10.5958/0974-1283.2014.00737.3

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Poisoning is one of the causes for morbidity and mortality in developing countries and methods of poisoning varies from one place to other. Hence to know the pattern of poisoning, a retrospective study of 150 cases was done at a Navodaya Medical college Hospital, Raichur (Karnataka) between Jan-June 2013. During this period 150 cases of poisoning cases were studied. These poisoning cases were studied to know the age and sex distribution of the victims, commonest type of poisons used and manner of poisoning. In this study, majority 106 (71%) of the cases were due to organophosphorus compound, followed by snake bite 14 (9%), aluminium phosphide 11 (8%) and others respectively. © 2014, World Informations Syndicate, All Rights Reserved.

Language: en

Keywords

adolescent; adult; human; homicide; suicide; pyrethroid; child; female; infant; male; newborn; Poisoning; alcohol; aged; incidence; cause of death; aluminum phosphide; intoxication; major clinical study; victim; sex ratio; retrospective study; groups by age; organochlorine derivative; accidental death; organophosphorus compound; medical school; carbamic acid derivative; Article; snakebite; Organophosporous Compound; Snake Bite; Unnatural Death; Aluminium Phosphide; tertiary care center