Morbidity and mortality due to poisoning is a world wide problem. The pattern poisoning varies from Country to country, place to place and changes over a period of time due to various reasons.
The present study is a prospective study conducted in District and Al - Ameen Medical college hospitals of Bijapur (North Karnataka) during 2004–2005. Total 229 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 229 cases, male (51.15%) predominated females (42.85%) with majority (42.25%) belonging to 21–30 yrs age group. The commonest poison encountered was the Organophosphorous compounds (73.14%). Suicide (77.33%) was the commonest manner than accidental poisoning.
Agricultural farmers with rural background, belonging to lower socioeconomic strata were the commonest victims (78.29%) compared to others.
Poisoning cases, Organophosphorous compounds, Suicide, Accident
