1Department of General Medicine, Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubballi
2Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubballi
3Department of Anatomy, Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubballi
4Department of Community Medicine, Koppala Institute of Medical Sciences, Koppal
*Corresponding Author: E-mail id: sunil3426@gmail.com
Online published on 16 February, 2018.
India is a predominantly an agricultural country, hence pesticides and insecticides are used abundantly for cultivation. So it is natural to have access to these chemical substances by human being either through contact or ingestion by accidental or suicidal intent.
1) To study the sociodemographic profile of patients who had consumed organophosporous poison 2) To study the clinical profile of patients who had consumed organophosporous poison
Maximum number were seen in age group 21–30 years, male subjects were 54%, most of the cases were suicidal in origin (93%). Monocrotophos was the most common compound, vomiting and pupillary constriction were the most commonly observed signs (75%).
Most of the study subjects with intention of suicidal tendency have consumed organophosphorus compound as it is easily available with farmers who uses it as common insecticides. The mortality is very high since the victims are predominantly from rural India where poisoning is very severe due to delay in the access to medical management.
Organophosporous compound, poison, clinical profile
