Profile of Poisoning cases in North west region of Haryana- A Retrospective study at a Tertiary care Hospital

Authors

  • H Singh Dept. of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Adesh Medical college and Hospital, Mohri Near Ambala cantt.
  • D Singh Dept. of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Adesh Medical college and Hospital, Mohri Near Ambala cantt.
  • SS Oberoi Dept. of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Adesh Medical college and Hospital, Mohri Near Ambala cantt.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48165/

Keywords:

Poisoning, OPC, Aluminum phosphide, Covid pandemic

Abstract

Poisoning is one of the major medico legal problem for physicians. Present study is conducted to know the profile of poisoning cases. A four year (January 2017 to January 2021) retrospective study of acute poisoning cases is conducted from the patient's record to know the  trends of poisoning. 60% cases were from males. The peak age group was 21 to 30 years. Rural residence has dominated. Most of victims  consumed poison in their home, which came to hospital after one hour of consumption. Poisoning cases decreases in year 2019 and  suddenly jump in year 2020 due to Covid pandemic. Most of cases occur on Tuesday in summers in the month of June. OPC (50.7%) is the  common poisonous agent followed by Aluminum phosphide (34.7%). The least common poisons are corrosives and kerosene. Aluminum  phosphide more frequently used in suicidal attempts. 

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Published

2022-06-23

Issue

Vol. 44 No. 2 (2022): Journal of Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine (Apr-Jun) 2022

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Singh, H., Singh, D., & Oberoi, S. (2022). Profile of Poisoning cases in North west region of Haryana- A Retrospective study at a Tertiary care Hospital. Journal of Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine, 44(2), 29-34. https://doi.org/10.48165/