1Professor Forensic Medicine Department, Bharati Vidyapeeth University Medical College. Pune
2Professor & Head Forensic Medicine Department, Bharati Vidyapeeth University Medical College. Pune
Online published on 24 February, 2018.
232 cases of poisoning admitted to a tertiary care hospital in Pune were studied. As is prevalent, pesticides are commonly involved in poisoning. But a surprising finding was combination of insecticides and medicinal overdose. Cholinesterase estimation is done routinely in all cases of organophosphorous and carbamate compound poisoning but studies are required with regards to utility of cholinesterase estimation in diagnosis and incorrelating severity of poisoning as well as for prognosis.
poisoning, pesticides, combination pesticides, medicinal overdose, cholinesterase levels
