Medico-Legal Update
  • Year: 2016
  • Volume: 16
  • Issue: 1

Study of Fatal Poisoning Cases in Tumkur Region

1Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Sri Siddhartha Medical College, Tumkur, Karnataka

2RMO, District Hospital, Tumkur, Karnataka

*Corresponding author: Dr. Dileep Kumar R MBBS., M.D, Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Sri Siddhartha Medical College, Tumkur, Karnataka. Email: drdileepr@gmail.com Contact No: 99643–09814

Online published on 8 January, 2016.

Abstract

Poisoning remains as one of the commonest cause of unnatural death. In this retrospective study, a total of 189 cases died due to poisoning and autopsied at District hospital, Tumkur, Karnataka were analyzed during the period January 2013 to December 2014. In the present study, males (71.42%) outnumbered females (28.58%) with majority belonging to 21–30 years age group (71 cases) followed by 31–40 years (41 cases). Organophosphorus poisoning accounted in 124 cases, followed by aluminum phosphide in 18 cases. Suicide was the commonest manner of death accounting for 173 cases. Poisoning acts as a medico-legal, social as well as epidemiological issue. Strict legal enforcement in selling and use of agrochemicals is needed.

Keywords

Poison; Death; Organophosphorus; Phosphide