Zink phosphide/Rattol poisoning at rural Konkan region
Journal Title: Medpulse International Journal of Medicine - Year 2019, Vol 9, Issue 3
Abstract
Background: Zinc phosphide is used as a rodenticide and is available as paste, bait pellets, granules, dust, and tracking powder formulations. In Kerala state zinc phosphide has second highest incidence for intoxicant poisoning after organophosphates. Aims and Objectives: To study Zink phosphide/Rattol poisoning at rural Kokan region. Methodology: This was a cross-sectional study carried out in the department of Medicine in the patients of Zinc phosphide poisoning during the one year period i.e. March 2017 to March 2018 in the one year 50 patients with Zinc phosphide poisoning admitted to the ward were selected for the study. All details of the patients like age, sex, Mode poisoning, Clinical features, Outcome etc. were noted. These findings were entered to excel sheet and analyzed by Excel software for windows 10. Result: In our study we have seen that the majority of the patients were in the age group of 30-40 was in 17[34.00%] followed by 20-30was in12[24.00%], 40-50 was in in 9[18.00%], 50-60 was in7[14.00%], >60 was in 5[10.00%]. The majority of the patients were Male i.e. 64% and Female were 46%. The most common mode of poisoning was Suicidal i.e. 90% and Accidental was in 10%. The most common clinical features were Vomiting-90%, Abdominal pain in 80%, Drowsiness-70%, Breathlessness - 56%, Palpitation-24%, Icterus-18%. The majority of the patients were recovered i.e. 88% and Death occurred in 12% patients mostly associated with old age and higher doses of ingestion; 8% patients Referred to Higher centre for the various complications like hepatic failure, renal complications or GI bleeding. Conclusion: It can be concluded from our study that the majority of the patients were in the age group of 30-40, the majority of the patients were Male. The most mode of poisoning was suicidal, The most common clinical features were Vomiting, Abdominal pain, Drowsiness-Breathlessness. The mortality was present in 12% patients.
Authors and Affiliations
Ujwala Prabhakar Kulkarni, Janhavi Jaywant Deshpande, Sunil Kotkunde, Eknath Bamane, Sagar Nanawar, Ameya Paranjpe, Abhijit Machunkar, Nandankumar V, Pranam Kendre, Chaitanya Madkar, Ravising Thakur, Ramesh Itkar
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