Profile of Deaths due to Poisoning in a Medical College Teaching Hospital

Abstract

Poisoning deaths are more in developing countries and they vary from one place to other. Retrospective study done at RIMS Hospital, Karnataka. 100 poisoning cases of 2014-15 were considered for the study. The study done to know the age, sex, commonest type of poisons and manner of poisoning. In this study 70 percent of the cases were due to Organophosporus compound, followed by Snake Bite (10 percent) Aluminium Phosphide (6 percent) and others respectively. Among males, maximum number (25%) belong to 21 to 30 years age group followed by 31 to 40 years age group (15%) the least (1%) was 0 to 10 years age group. Among females maximum (10%) was common to both 11 to 20 years and 21 to 30 years age group. Least was more than 70 years age group (0%). organophosphorus compound (70%) was commonest in males (50%) and also in females (20%). Least was miscellaneous poisoning (2%). suicidal poisoning is more common (75%). The percentage being more in males (55%) than females (20%). The least common was homicidal poisoning (7%) comparatively more in males (5%) than in females (2%). The study found suicidal poisoning is more common than accidental and homicidal poisoning. Hence the study suggests stringent rules for commercial sale of poisons. Language: en