Trends and Outcomes of Acute Poisoning Cases in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital in Navi Mumbai Sonawane Swati1, Peddawad Rahul2,*, Patil Amit3, Manghani Priyanka4 1Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, DY Patil School of Medicine, Navi Mumbai 2Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, DY Patil School of Medicine, Navi Mumbai 3Additional Professor, Department of Forensic, Medicine and Toxicology, AIIMS, Patna 4Post Graduate Student, Department of Public Health, Manipal University *Corresponding author: Dr. Rahul Peddawad, Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, DY Patil School of Medicine, Navi Mumbai. Email- rahul.peddawad@dypatil.edu
Online published on 17 July, 2019. Abstract Background Acute poisoning is a major health problem causing morbidity and mortality throughout the world. With the availability of a vast number of chemicals and drugs, acute poisoning is a common medical emergency in any country. Based on the disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), it is responsible for the loss of over 7.4 million years of healthy life. Objectives To study the patterns and outcomes of patients admitted to a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital as acute poisoning cases. Method Retrospective study conducted at a Tertiary Care Hospital over a period of 3 years from Jan 2015-December 2017 wherein all acute poisoning cases admitted were included. Results The Incidence of Poisoning was higher in the Females (68.2%) as compared to males (40%). Age group 21–30 (45%) was commonly affected followed by age group 11–20 (35%). Higher cases of poisoning were reported in Hindu Patients (95.5%) with majority of the patients belonging to an Urban Area (95%) and 64.1% being married. Oral (90.9%)was the most preferred route of intake. The most frequent time of consumption was between mornings 6 am to 12pm and 12 pm to 6 pm (35%). Majority (61.4%) of poisoning cases were found to be due to corrosives with Phenyl being the commonly used substance. Conclusion Various socio-economic factors along with psychiatric morbidities can influence suicidal ideation in Youth Age group thereby making them a high risk group for such cases. Top Keywords Poisoning, Medical Emergency, Disability Adjusted Life Years. Top |