1Associate Professor, Dept. of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Katuri Medical College & Hospital, Guntur
2Assistant Professor, Dept. of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Katuri Medical College & Hospital, Guntur
*Corresponding Author: Dr. K. Naresh, Flat no. 5D, west end Skyline Apartments Beside kankaragunta Flyover, Guntur-522004 Contact No.: 09885430556, 09110571749 Email ID: drnaresh.06@gmail.com
Online published on 6 January, 2018.
Morbidity and mortality as a result of poisoning is an increasing problem worldwide even though these are mostly preventable, if a basic treatment facility is available with immediate accessibility.
To determine the socio demographic profile of the poisoning cases reported and to find out the pattern of poisoning cases at a tertiary hospital.
A Hospital based prospective study was conducted at Katuri Medical College & Hospital, Guntur. Patient data relevant to the study was recorded in a suitably designed patient proforma. The collected data was analysed using descriptive statistical analysis.
Majority (32.7%) of poisoning cases were found in the age group (21–30 years). Most of the patients were from rural region (76%). Occupation wise farmers were more exposed (47.1%) and then house wives (19.2%). In the study, the maximum numbers of poisoning cases reported were due to agricultural poisons (59.6%) which include organophosphorous and insecticides. The number of suicidal poisoning cases (89.4%) was more when compared to accidental poisoning (10.6%).
This study shows that the maximum number of victims were in between 21–30 years with male predominance. Suicidal by oral route is the most common manner of poisoning. Farmers were the major risk group in our study.
Poisoning, Deaths, Organophosphorous, Suicidal
