Current Trends of Poisoning - A Hospital Profile Gargi J. Dr.1,*, Rai Hakumat Dr.2, Chanana Ashok Dr.3, Rai Gurmanjit Dr.4, Sharma Gaurav Dr.5, Bagga I.J.S. Dr.6 1Professor and Head Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Government Medical College, Amritsar-143001 (INDIA) 2Associate Professor Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Government Medical College, Amritsar-143001 (INDIA) 3Assistant Professor Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Government Medical College, Amritsar-143001 (INDIA) 4Lecturer Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Government Medical College, Amritsar-143001 (INDIA) 5Junior Resident Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Government Medical College, Amritsar-143001 (INDIA) 6Junior Resident Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Government Medical College, Amritsar-143001 (INDIA) *Correspondence Author: Dr. J. Gargi, Profesor and Head, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Government Medical College, Amritsar-143001 (INDIA)
Abstract The paper relates to one year study of poisoning cases who were admitted in the Emergency wing of Guru Nanak Dev Hospital attached to Govt. Medical College, Amritsar w.e.f. 10-5-1997 to 9.5.1998. Out of 10664 admitted emergencies, poisoning was diagnosed in 3.19% of cases. Male female ratio was nearly 3: 1. Majority of the victims were in the age group of 21–30 years (45.59%), 69.12% were married and 51.47% belonged to urban area. At the time of admission 61.47% cases were conscious, 26.17% were partially conscious and 12.36% were unconscious. Majority (76.46%) of victims committed suicide, in 20.91% cases manner of death was accident and homicide was reported in minimal (1.76%) cases. Commonest poison used was aluminium phosphide (38.23%) and next was organo-phosphorous compounds (17.64%). The study observed increasing trend of suicide by Aluminium phosphide and organo phosphorous compound, where as other poisons for committing suicide are less commonly used. Top Keywords Poisoning, Suicide, Aluminium phosphide, Organo-phosphorous compounds. Top |