International Journal of Medical Toxicology & Legal Medicine
  • Year: 2004
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue: 2

Changing trends of poisoning in Surat

  • Author:
  • Mohammed Iliyas Sheikh1, S.S. Agarwal2, Lavlesh Kumar2, Shailesh Jhaveri2
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Page Number: 17 to 21

1Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Surat Municipal Institute of Medical Education & Research, Umarwada-Surat, 395010.

2Government Medical College, Surat.

Abstract

The study was conducted on 145 cases of poisoning brought to mortuary of New Civil Hospital & Government Medical College, Surat during the year 1999. Out of the total 2047 Post Mortem Examination at this Center in the year, 7.08% cases were of Poisoning. Males were more common as compared to the Females. Various aspects in relation to poisoning and their circumstances are discussed in this paper.

Keywords

Poisoning, Organophosphorus, FSL Report