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Journal of Forensic Chemistry and Toxicology

Volume  3, Issue 1, January - June 2017, Pages 11-15
 

Original Article

Retrospective Analysis of Pattern of Poisoning in Tertiary Care Hospital, Hapur; NCR Region

Mahesh Kumar*, Mansi Kumar**, N.K. Aggarwal***, Adarsh Kumar****, Sudhir Kumar Gupta*****

*Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, **Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Rama Medical College Hapur (Ghaziabad) UP. ***Professor & Head, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi. ****Professor *****Professor & Head, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi.

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/jfct.2454.9363.3117.2

Abstract

A retrospective study of 140 cases of poisoning received in the casualty of Rama Medical College Hospital and Research Center Hapur (Ghaziabad) Uttar Pradesh during a span of last 3 years (2014-2016) was done to know the socio-economic profile and pattern of acute poisoning in the region. All admitted and brought dead cases of acute, known and unknown poisoning, from all age were included in the study. Males and females were 62% and 38% respectively. Most common age group was 21-30 years and majority of victims were married. Most of the victims belonged to lower (33.6%) or lower-middle (60.7%) class. Organophosphate (37.1%) was the most common poisoning, followed by Celphos (21.4%) and other unknown poisoning (18.6%) responsible for more than two-third of the cases. Majority of poisoning cases (85.7%) were suggestive of suicide, of which family quarrel (31.7%) and unemployment (22.5%) or loss in business were more common in male and ill treatment by husband/in-laws (27.5%) in female.

 


Keywords : Acute; Poisoning; Socio-Economic Pesticide; Suicide.
Corresponding Author : Mahesh Kumar*