Year : 2010, Volume : 10, Issue : 1
First page : ( 20) Last page : ( 23)
Print ISSN : 0972-5687. Online ISSN : 0974-083X. Published online : 2010 June 1.

Poisoning Trend in Faridkot Region: A Retrospective Study

Sandhu S.S. Dr.^1,*, Garg A. Dr.², Gorea RK Dr.³

¹Associate Professor, Forensic Medicine, Gian Sagar Medical College & Hospital, Ram Nagar, Rajpura, Punjab

²Assistant Professor, Forensic Medicine, Gian Sagar Medical College & Hospital, Ram Nagar, Rajpura, Punjab

³Professor and Head, Forensic Medicine, Gian Sagar Medical College & Hospital, Ram Nagar, Rajpura, Punjab

*Email: forensicfaculty@giansagar.com

Received:  5  January,  2010; Revised:  11  March,  2010; Accepted:  22  March,  2010; :  25  June,  2010.

Abstract

This is a two years retrospective study from poisoning cases data record that were admitted in the emergency forensic department of Medical College, Faridkot. It is a study depicting the pattern of poisoning in the Faridkot region of Punjab. The association of age, sex, occupation, monthly income, place of resident in poisoning cases, was studied statistically among the cases brought to the emergency Forensic wing.

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Keywords

Poisoning trends, Organo-Phosphorus, Aluminium Phosphide, DDT.

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