Unintentional/Intentional Injuries Among the Registered Cases at the Medical Record Department (MRD) at the Teaching Hospital of North India
Journal Title: National Journal of Research in Community Medicine - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 2
Abstract
Background: Indirect estimates by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Global Burden of Diseases Study (GBD) suggest that unintentional injuries account for 3.9 million deaths worldwide , of which about 90% occur in low- and middle-income countries. The majority of these deaths are attributable to road traffic injuries, falls, drowning, poisoning and burns 1 Objective: To assess the profile of unintentional/intentional injuries from the tertiary centre along with identifying some underlying causes of their occurrence. Methods: Retrospective hospital based cross-sectional study is carried out of 2 years in which the medico-legal case sheets were looked in for the necessary details from the medical record department (MRD) of the tertiary care centre. Results: Poisoning exceeded amongst the various medicolegal cases i.e. 46.7% in 2012 and 57.3% in 2013. Males are predominantly involved. In certain cited causes, the cases might be attributed to familial stress, accidental inhalation of insecticides and others. Conclusion: Poisoning was the commonest form of unintentional/intentional injury reported with organophosphorus pesticides commonly taken. Familial stress, accidental inhalation were some of the contributing factors revealed in some of the cases.
Authors and Affiliations
Mehar Bano, Anupama Arya, Sadhana Awasthi, CMS Rawat
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