Current Trends of Fatal Poisoning in Metropoilitan Hoapital, Mumbai

Prospective two year study period, from 1st August, 2008 to 31st July, 2010, a total of 1,374 autopsies were performed at the centre, 70 cases were suspected cases or confirmed poisoning and those persons declared dead on arrival in the causality and suspected to be a case of poisoning. Incidence of deaths due to poisoning was 5.09%.Peak incidence was observed in the age group of 21–30 years. Male to female ratio was 2.33:1. Insecticide was commonest poison (22or31.42%),followed by alcohol intoxication (16 or 22.85%). Maximum deaths were due to cerebral edema 18(30.50%) cases including insecticide and alcohol poisoning.