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Current Trends of Fatal Poisoning in Metropolitan Hospital, Mumbai


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1 Forensic Medicine, Govt. Medical College, Miraj, India
2 Medicine, T.N.M.C. & B.Y.L.Nair Hospital, Mumbai, India
     

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Prospective two year study period, from 1st August, 2008 to 31st July, 2010, a total of 1,374 autopsies were performed at the centre, 70 cases were suspected cases or confirmed poisoning and those persons declared dead on arrival in the causality and suspected to be a case of poisoning. Incidence of deaths due to poisoning was 5.09 %.Peak incidence was observed in the age group of 21-30 years. Male to female ratio was 2.33:1. Insecticide was commonest poison (22 or 31.42%),followed by alcohol intoxication (16 or 22.85%). Maximum deaths were due to cerebral edema 18(30.50%) cases including insecticide and alcohol poisoning.

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Poisoning, Death, Insecticide, Current Trends, Autopsy
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Authors

Sushim Waghmare
Forensic Medicine, Govt. Medical College, Miraj, India
Shailesh Mohite
Medicine, T.N.M.C. & B.Y.L.Nair Hospital, Mumbai, India

Abstract


Prospective two year study period, from 1st August, 2008 to 31st July, 2010, a total of 1,374 autopsies were performed at the centre, 70 cases were suspected cases or confirmed poisoning and those persons declared dead on arrival in the causality and suspected to be a case of poisoning. Incidence of deaths due to poisoning was 5.09 %.Peak incidence was observed in the age group of 21-30 years. Male to female ratio was 2.33:1. Insecticide was commonest poison (22 or 31.42%),followed by alcohol intoxication (16 or 22.85%). Maximum deaths were due to cerebral edema 18(30.50%) cases including insecticide and alcohol poisoning.

Keywords


Poisoning, Death, Insecticide, Current Trends, Autopsy

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