1Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, K.B.N.I.M.S., Gulbarga
2Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, K.B.N.I.M.S., Gulbarga
3Professor & Head, Department of Forensic Medicine, K.B.N.I.M.S., Gulbarga
Online published on 19 January, 2015.
Morbidity and mortality due to poisoning is a world wide problem. The pattern poisoning varies from Country to country, place to place and changes over a period of time due to various reasons.
The present study is a prospective study conducted at Khaja Banda Nawaz institute of medical science of Gulbarga, (North-Karnataka) during 2011–2013. Total 229 poisoning cases were studied from OPD to IPD, followed from admission to recovery or death in a systematic manner. All these cases were analyzed with an objective of knowing age & sex distribution of victims, commonest type of poison, the manner of poisoning, occupation, and also the rural & urban trends.
Among 229 cases, male (51.15%) predominated females (42.85%) with majority (42.25%) belonging to 21–30 yrs age group. The commonest poison encountered was the Organophosphorous compounds (73.14%). Suicide (77.33%) was the commonest manner than accidental poisoning.
Agricultural farmers with rural background, belonging to lower socioeconomic strata were the commonest victims (78.29%) compared to others.
Poisoning Cases, Organophosphorous Compounds, Suicide, Accident
