Citation

Mahender G, Damodar G, Kumar LA, Yadavalli P. Med. Legal Update 2018; 18(2): 38-42.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, R.K. Sharma and Institute of Medico-Legal Publications)

DOI

10.5958/0974-1283.2018.00125.1

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Suicidal poisoning deaths is nowadays an increasing burden of mortality to the society. The present study contains 122cases of suicidal poisoning deaths out of a total of 294(41.49%) suicidal death autopsies conducted during 2 yrs in Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Kadapa District, Andhra Pradesh. The study includes 77 males (63.11%) and 45 females (36.88%). The ratio of male and female was 1.71:1. Maximum number of deaths 43 (35.24%) noted in the age group of 21-30 years. Married persons (67.21%) outnumbered to unmarried persons (32.78%).The most common poison used was agricultural Poison (53.27%). victims were more from rural area (67.21%) when compared to urban area (32.78%). Suicide cases were more in Illiterate and low educated people when compared to higher educated people. Most of the incidents (45) occurred at working place of the victim. The overall mortality was 14.3 % out of total acute poisoning cases reported to hospital. Married males and females in young age group with rural background belonging to low socio economic status and male adults with agricultural occupation and chronic alcoholism are more prone to suicidal poisoning. © 2018, World Informations Syndicate. All rights reserved.

Language: en

Keywords

adolescent; adult; human; suicide; Suicide; Death; Mortality; child; female; infant; male; Poisoning; aged; autopsy; suicide attempt; drug abuse; Pesticides; intoxication; death; major clinical study; rural area; urban area; early diagnosis; acute disease; chronic disease; Andhra Pradesh; Article; family conflict