Retrospective Study of Poisoning Cases at Tertiary Care Hospital in Western Uttar Pradesh
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https://doi.org/10.48165/Keywords:
Poisoning, Mortality, Organophosphorus, Agrochemical poisonsAbstract
Poisoning is a medical emergency and a patient is always invariably rushed to the casualty of the hospital at the earliest possible moment, irrespective of the amount and nature of poison ingested. This study was carried out on poisoning cases reported to casualty of Sharda Hospital, SMS&R Greater Noida in two year duration from 1st January 2013 to 31st December 2014. The main objectives of the study were to analyze pattern and demographic variables of poisoning cases. Out of total 1214 medico-legal cases 128 were poisoning cases. Males (57.8%) outnumbered females and maximum cases were of age group 21-30 yrs. (39.84%). More cases from rural area (59.4%) were reported, July month saw maximum number of cases (16.4%). Maximum admissions (47.7%) were done from 8 AM to 4 PM; maximum incidence was also reported at this time only (46.1%). Poisoning by agrochemicals was seen in maximum cases (48%) and in maximum cases manner of poisoning was of suicidal in nature (62.5%). Maximum patients reported to casualty in conscious state (55.5%), 40.6% cases were successfully discharged and Mortality rate was 10.2%. Such studies of poisoning cases will help authorities for planning, prevention and treatment of these cases.
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