Citation

Narayan KA. Indian J. Forensic Med. Toxicol. 2020; 14(3): 354-356.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, All-India Institute of Medical Sciences. Deptartment of Forensic Medicine)

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Abstract

Organophosphorus Compound (OP) poisoning is the most common and the highest amongst fatal cases of poisoning consumption deal in MIMS hospital. It is the commonly abused poison amongst rural and urban population more so amongst our Farmers. Fatal cases of organophosphorus poisoning were analyzed during the study period from 01.01.2016 to 31.12.2018. The analysis was done on age, sex, occupation, socio economic status, motive of poison consumption and result. Mandya District being dominated by agriculturists and sugarcane being the cash crop, drought, insufficient rain fall, raising costs of living, high debts, Cauvery water non available for agricultural use due to water sharing between neighboring states like Tamilnadu, Pondichery etc., increasing number of bore wells and ground water depletion, leading to crop failures and thereby resulting in Farmers suicide. The major cause of death in these cases treated at MIMS were Respiratory failure. © 2020, Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology. All rights reserved.

Language: en

Keywords

human; homicide; suicide; child; female; male; multiple organ failure; aged; incidence; autopsy; cause of death; major clinical study; retrospective study; drug intoxication; poison; fatality; acute kidney failure; acute heart infarction; respiratory failure; organophosphorus compound; Organophosphorus poisoning; rain; agricultural worker; Article; accidental injury; financial deficit; Tamil Nadu; drought; crop; ground water; cost of living; tertiary care center; survival analysis; Farmers suicide; cash crop; Puducherry; Respiratory Failure; sugarcane; water sharing