Citation

Sharma R, Gupta N, Kumar R, Panigrahi MK. Med. Legal Update 2016; 16(1): 201-203.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, R.K. Sharma and Institute of Medico-Legal Publications)

DOI

10.5958/0974-1283.2016.00044.X

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This study pertains to observe the extent of injuries due to ingestion of corrosive poisons. Post-mortem reports and clinical records of victim of poisoning autopsied during the period of January 2013 to December 2014 at Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, NDMC Medical College and Hindu Rao Hospital, New Delhi, were analyzed retrospectively. Out of 376 medico-legal autopsies conducted during the study period, poisoning contributed to 83 cases of which Corrosive poisoning comprised 27 cases. Commonest age group was between 21 to 30 years Involving 9 (33.33%) cases. males have outnumbered females with 63% cases. Manner of death was suicidal (81%) in most of the cases. Perforations observed in the stomach wall in 22% cases while internal lesions without perforations were seen in 78% of cases. Maximum number of mortality (56%) were observed with in first 24 hours of hospitalization after ingestion of corrosive poison. © 2016, World Informations Syndicate. All rights reserved.

Language: en

Keywords

adolescent; adult; human; suicide; Mortality; child; female; infant; male; Hospitalization; autopsy; cause of death; mortality; intoxication; major clinical study; sex ratio; retrospective study; unclassified drug; groups by age; poison; stomach perforation; Article; Corrosive poison; Perforation; corrosive poison