Toxicological Trends of Poisoning in a Tertiary Care Center of Western Uttar Pradesh

Poisoning is a significant global public health problem which leads to nearly a million deaths per year. Incidence of poisoning is high in India. This study was carried out on poisoning cases reported to casualty department of Muzaffarnagar Medical College, Muzaffaranagar from 1st January 2016 to 31st December 2016.The main objectives of the study were to analyze pattern and demographic variables of poisoning cases. Data were collected and analyzed. A total of 72 cases (male: 46, female: 26) were included in the study. Maximum cases were of age group 21-30 years (30.5%). More cases from rural area (75%) were reported. Summer months saw maximum number of cases (37.5%). Poisoning by Organophosphorus was seen in maximum cases (31.9%) followed by Aluminium phosphide (29.1%)and in maximum cases reason for poisoning was Intentional (52.7%) and route of exposure was by oral ingestion (84.7%).The study concludes that the burden of poisoning demands strategies for identification, prevention and its rational management.