A Study of Pattern of Envenomation in Bilaspur Region of Chhattisgarh: A Three Years Cross Section Retrospective Study

Abstract

Myths and ancient medical literatures states, snake bites must have been the first kind of poisoning known tohuman being. Chhattisgarh states economy majorly depends upon agriculture, which is also relatively dependenton rainy season and this season along with good crop gives a fear of fatal snake bites and scorpion stings. Thepresent cross section retrospective study was carried out in the Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology,CIMS, Bilaspur, during the period from January 2019 to December 2021 which includes 209 envenomation deathcases out of 3392 cases brought to the mortuary for medico-legal postmortem examination. In Present study recordsof post mortem requisition form, panchanama, post mortem report and other relevant documents were compiled,tabulated and analyzed. During the study period 63.6% of total envenomation cases were male victims and 36.4%are female, maximum affected age group is of young adults ranging from 21 to 50 years (54.5%), most cases are inthe month of September (15.3%), attacks at night (51.2%), and snake bite are more prevalent (75.6%) than scorpionstings (24.4%), in rural region (65.1%) of Bilaspur. The main objectives of the study were: to ascertain the variousaspects of envenomation deaths, to analyze the probable reasons for the same & to find preventive measures tobring down the incidence of mortality.