Citation

Agnihotri AK, Agarwal A. Indian J. Forensic Med. Toxicol. 2019; 13(4): 224-227.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, All-India Institute of Medical Sciences. Deptartment of Forensic Medicine)

DOI

10.5958/0973-9130.2019.00293.7

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Acute poisoning is one of the major medical emergencies. The present study was conducted to determine fatal poisoning in adult population. Materials & Method: The present study was conducted in the department of Forensic medicine. It comprised of 118 cases of acute poisoning. Data pertaining to patients such as name, age, gender etc. was recorded. In all cases, mode of poisoning, type of poisoning and medicine used for this was recorded.

RESULTS: Maximum cases were seen in age group 20-30 years (32), 30-40 years (27), 40-50 years (18), 50-60 years (15), 10-20 years (14), >60 years (7) and 1-10 years (5). Suicidal cases were seen in 98 and accidental in 20. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Organophosphorous poisoning was seen in 54, rat poison in 28, corrosive agent in 20, drugs in 10 and unknown in 6. Antipsychotic drugs were used in 67, anti-thyroid in 24, analgesics in 10, antihypertensive in 9 and unknown in 8.

CONCLUSION: Most common cases were seen in age group 20-30 years and common poisoning was organophosphorous. © 2019, Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology. All rights reserved.

Language: en

Keywords

adolescent; adult; human; suicide; organophosphate; child; Poisoning; accident; major clinical study; analgesic agent; antihypertensive agent; neuroleptic agent; drug intoxication; middle aged; rodenticide; Article; Organophosphorous; Antipsychotic; antithyroid agent