Citation

Uzair SH, Haq M. Indian J. Forensic Med. Toxicol. 2018; 12(3): 184-188.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, All-India Institute of Medical Sciences. Deptartment of Forensic Medicine)

DOI

10.5958/0973-9130.2018.00156.1

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Poisoning is one of the causes of unnatural death worldwide and is more in developing countries and the methods of poisoning varies from one place to other Aim: To study the pattern and profile of poisoning cases at Bidar Institute of Medical Sciences, Bidar Material & Method: The present study is a prospective study conducted at Bidar Institute of Medical Sciences,Bidar from 1st January 2016 to 31st December 2017. Total 158 poisoning cases were studied from OPD to IPD, followed from admission to recovery or death in a systematic manner. All these cases were analyzed with an objective of knowing age & sex distribution of victims, commonest type of poison, the manner of poisoning, occupation, and also the rural & urban trends. Among 158 cases, male (58.22%) predominated females (41.77%) with majority (41.30%) belonging to 21-30 yrs age group. The commonest poison encountered was the Organophosphorous compounds (66.45%). Suicide (71.74%) was the commonest manner than accidental poisoning. Agricultural farmers with rural background, belonging to lower socioeconomic strata were the commonest victims (72.78%) compared to others. © 2018, Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology. All rights reserved.

Language: en

Keywords

adolescent; adult; Accident; human; homicide; suicide; Suicide; child; female; male; alcohol; aluminum phosphide; intoxication; alcohol intoxication; comparative study; major clinical study; rural area; victim; socioeconomics; hospital admission; middle aged; organochlorine derivative; cyanide; prospective study; organophosphorus compound; carbamic acid derivative; kerosene; cyanide poisoning; agricultural worker; Article; snakebite; Poisoning cases; Karnataka; Organophosphorous compounds; Datura; scorpion sting