Profile of Acute Poisoning Cases at Pravara Rural Hospital, Loni
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Acute poisoning, Snake bite & sting, Organophosphorus insecticidesAbstract
This hospital based prospective cross sectional study was carried out over a period of two years duration from 01/09/2008 to 31/08/2010 in the Rural Medical College and Pravara Rural Hospital, of Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences, Loni, Taluka Rahata, Ahmednagar (M.S) India to know the socio demographic profile and pattern of acute poisoning in the rural region. All admitted and brought dead cases of acute poisoning, cases of known and unknown bites and stings from all age were included in the study. Total 557 cases of acute poisoning were recorded out of which 62 (11.13%) cases were fatal. Most of the poisoning cases were male 325 (58.35%), belonged to literate group 173 (31.06%) and the lower middle socioeconomic class (class III) 290 (52.7%). Farm owners, clerical, shop owners group was most commonly 143 (25.68%) affected and most common route of poisoning was oral ingestion (64.81%). In maximum 247 (44.34%) cases category of poison was agrochemicals and maximum number of cases were of Organophosphorus insecticides (19.03%). Highest numbers of cases (50.81%) were suicidal. The present study helps to interpret the pattern of poisoning in the rural area.
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