Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
  • Year: 2018
  • Volume: 12
  • Issue: 1

Demographic Study of Fatal Snake Bite Deaths among Medicolegal Postmortem Examinations in Warangal

1Assistant Professor, Gandhi Medical College, Secunderabad, Telangana state

2Associate Professor, NRI Medical College, Chinakakani, Guntur District

3Assistant Professor, NRI Medical College, Chinakakani, Guntur District

4Statistics lecturer, NRI Medical College, Chinakakani, Guntur District

*Corresponding Author: Dr. M. Malleswari, Associate Professor, NRI Medical College, Chinakakani, Guntur District, 522503, Email: malleswarimotakatla@gmail.com, Mobile: 9848198704

Online published on 19 January, 2018.

Abstract

Most of the snake bite deaths reported were due to delay in giving antivenom and the relatives of deceased allege against doctors that proper care is not given. Snake bite remains a public health problem in many developing countries. In India 216 species of snakes are found, of which 52 are poisonous, but only five species of them are Venomous4, 15 (King cobra, Common cobra, Krait, Russell's viper, and saw scaled viper).

Keywords

Snake bite, Autopsy, Habitat of the victim, Socio economic Status