Prevalence of Poisoning Cases at Tertiary Care Hospital of a Rural Medical College: A one year Autopsy based Cross Sectional Study
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology - Year 2019, Vol 12, Issue 2
Abstract
Poisoning is one of the leading causes of death found among the autopsy cases. Our objective of the present study is to measure the magnitude & epidemiology of poisoning cases presented in the mortuary at MGIMS, Sevagram. MGIMS, Sevagram is situated at rural part of the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, known for Farmer Suicide cases. This study conducted by the department of Forensic medicine of MGIMS, Sevagram include total 48 cases of poisoning on which autopsy is performed by the Authors over the period of one year. Cases were analysed under various parameters like age, sex, type of poison consumed, residential status, month wise distribution, manner of incidence etc. Data is compared with available literature and conclusion was drawn thereafter. Study clearly indicates that rural area where most of the economy is agricultural based and farmer population is mostly prone to poisoning cases and suicide is the most common manner of death.
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Toshal D. Wankhade
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- DOI 10.21088/ijfmp.0974.3383.12219.13
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