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Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volume  12, Issue 2, April-June 2019, Pages 131-134
 

Original Article

Prevalence of Poisoning Cases at Tertiary Care Hospital of a Rural Medical College: A one year Autopsy based Cross Sectional Study

Toshal D. Wankhade1, Ninad Nagrale2, B.H. Tirpude3

1Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Shri Shankaracharya Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhilai, Chhattisgarh 490020, India. 2Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Shri Shankaracharya Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhilai, Chhattisgarh 490020, India. 3Professor & Head, Department of Forensic Medicine, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sevagram, Maharashtra 442102, India.

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DOI: DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijfmp.0974.3383.12219.13

Abstract

Poisoning is one of the leading causes of death found among the autopsy cases. Our objective of the present study is to measure the magnitude & epidemiology of poisoning cases presented in the mortuary at MGIMS, Sevagram. MGIMS, Sevagram is situated at rural part of the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, known for Farmer Suicide cases. This study conducted by the department of Forensic medicine of MGIMS, Sevagram include total 48 cases of poisoning on which autopsy is performed by the Authors over the period of one year. Cases were analysed under various parameters like age, sex, type of poison consumed, residential status, month wise distribution, manner of incidence etc. Data is compared with available literature and conclusion was drawn thereafter. Study clearly indicates that rural area where most of the economy is agricultural based and farmer population is mostly prone to poisoning cases and suicide is the most common manner of death.

Keywords: Medicolegal Autopsy; Poisoning; Agrochemicals; Farmer suicides; Vidarbha region.


Corresponding Author : Ninad Nagrale