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Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
Year : 2019, Volume : 13, Issue : 4
First page : ( 224) Last page : ( 227)
Print ISSN : 0973-9122. Online ISSN : 0973-9130.
Article DOI : 10.5958/0973-9130.2019.00293.7

Assessment of Fatal Poisoning in Adult Population

Agnihotri Ashok Kumar1,*, Agarwal Akhilesh2

1Lecturer, Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxocology, Government Medical College, Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh, India

2Professor & HOD, Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Governement Medical College, Jalaun, Uttar Pradesh, India

*Corresponding author: Dr. Ashok Kumar Agnihotri, Lecturer, Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxocology, Government Medical College, Kannauj, UP, India, E-mail: Lanilkk44@gmail.com, drashokagnihotri593@gmail.com

Online published on 27 November, 2019.

Abstract

Background

Acute poisoning is one of the major medical emergencies. The present study was conducted to determine fatal poisoning in adult population.

Materials & Method

The present study was conducted in the department of Forensic medicine. It comprised of 118 cases of acute poisoning. Data pertaining to patients such as name, age, gender etc. was recorded. In all cases, mode of poisoning, type of poisoning and medicine used for this was recorded.

Results

Maximum cases were seen in age group 20–30 years (32), 30–40 years (27), 40–50 years (18), 50–60 years (15), 10–20 years (14), >60 years (7) and 1–10 years (5). Suicidal cases were seen in 98 and accidental in 20. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Organophosphorous poisoning was seen in 54, rat poison in 28, corrosive agent in 20, drugs in 10 and unknown in 6. Antipsychotic drugs were used in 67, anti-thyroid in 24, analgesics in 10, antihypertensive in 9 and unknown in 8.

Conclusion

Most common cases were seen in age group 20–30 years and common poisoning was organophosphorous.

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Keywords

Antipsychotic, Organophosphorous, Poisoning.

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