Medico-Legal Update
  • Year: 2013
  • Volume: 13
  • Issue: 2

Mortality Pattern in Poisoning Cases Analysed in MGIMS Toxicology Laboratory

  • Author:
  • Pushperndra Singh1, B H Tirpude2, P N Murkey2, Ninad Nagrale2, Swapnil Patond2
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 94 to 96

1Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali, Government Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Srinagar, Pauri Garhwal

2Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, MGIMS, Sewagram Wardha, Maharashtra

Online published on 7 August, 2013.

Abstract

Poisoning is a medical emergency and is one of the major causes of hospitalization through emergency and is a major public health problem in the country. It is important to know the nature, severity and outcome of acute poisoning cases in order to take up appropriate planning, prevention and management techniques. This study aimed to assess the mortality pattern of poisoning cases in a tertiary care hospital in Maharashtra.

Keywords

Poisoning, Case Fatality Rate, Mortality Pattern