DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2017.v05i03.078

Pages: 1127-1130

Reports of World Health Organization (WHO) poisoning are one of the leading causes of increased morbidity and mortality. Multiple agents such as organo-phosphorous poisons, pesticides, drugs have been used for poisoning in various countries and regions. Pesticides and organo phosphorous are most commonly used poisoning agents in Indian scenario. The present study was undertaken to study the incidence of poisoning among the medicolegal postmortem cases. Highest incidence of poisoning cases in the age group of 21 to 30 years. The poisoning cases were more common in married individuals in which married males were more. The maximum incidence of poisoning cases was suicidal in manner as 83 out of 158 cases. In related to nature of poison indicates that organ-phosphorous compounds are mostly used suicidal purposes as 61 cases out of 83 suicidal cases of poisoning and out of 18 accidental cases 11 accidental poisoning was observed by consuming alcohol. By conducting educational, counselling programs and services in rural areas and poison information services to the needy people may reduce the poisoning cases.