A study of pattern of poisoning cases admitted to Maharaja Institute of Medical Sciences, Vizianagaram, South India

Patnaik, AMM and Naik, Jagadeesh M and Rao, V Narayana and Kumar, CH Lakshmi and Mahapatra, SC (2016) A study of pattern of poisoning cases admitted to Maharaja Institute of Medical Sciences, Vizianagaram, South India. Journal of Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine, 38 (2). p. 182. ISSN 0971-0973

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Abstract

As no material is available on medico-legal issues on poisoning cases in this locality, we have decided to research on this subject. Hence, a prospective medico-legal study of 100 poisoning cases admitted to the Maharajah's Institute of Medical Sciences hospital (Vizianagaram) between 2010 - 2015 was undertaken. In this study we found that 72% of cases were due to insecticidal poisoning. Out of total 11 deaths, 8 were due to organophosphates. One of the important findings of this study was that there was no female mortality. We concentrated on medico-legal factors as age, sex, socio-economic conditions etc. hoping that such data would be available to future researchers as reference material. In the concluding paragraphs we have mentioned some applications based on the study. These include the restriction of sale of insecticides for general population and strengthening of treatment facilities at District head quarters hospitals in high risk districts. This would lessen the number of cases and deaths. © 2017 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Engineering > Engineering
Divisions: Medicine > Aarupadai Veedu Medical College and Hospital, Puducherry > Medicine
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Last Modified: 09 Dec 2025 12:24
URI: https://vmuir.mosys.org/id/eprint/4044

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