Planning and designing of a toxicology lab at AIIMS Bhopal

Toxicology lab is the need of an hour to identify and confirm the presence of a toxic agent, chemical or poison inside the body. Both types of examination is possible in a toxicology Laboratory i.e. qualitative and quantitative for a toxic chemical or poison and in return helps in investigation of a medico-legal case or the necessary treatment and management with the follow up. Being a newer organisation, AIIMS Bhopal is set to develop a modern toxicology lab from its inception to a fully functional core lab for analysing those harmful substances in the body and will have shared facilities to provide sophisticated equipment and expertise to facilitate biomedical research across a range of disciplines including dissemination of information on poison and poisoning through a nodal poison and drug information centre.This study aims at to discuss the available literature and requirement for establishment and functioning of toxicology laboratory and to frame up a model which can serve as an reference in Indian scenario. The study also gives a brief idea of various logistics including manpower required for starting such a facility at AIIMS Bhopal and its working to some extent.