DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2014.v02i05.068

Pages: 1828-1830

Poisons are substances when sufficiently absorbed, cause disturbances to organisms, usually by chemical reaction or other activity on the molecular scale. In this 3 years retrospective study from Jan 2010 to Dec 2012, total 595 poison consumption cases which have been registered in the casualty of Krishna Institute of Medical sciences were analyzed at the Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, KIMS, Karad. During this study several epidemiological observations and their results were considered. In the present study maximum no of cases seen in the age group of 21-30 yrs, male female sex ratio is 1.24: 1, totally 464 cases have improved and 28 cases have expired, the organo-phosphorous poisoning accounts to 82% of the cases followed by kerosene poisoning in 14%. Poisons centres aim to promote the evidence-based, cost-effective management of poisoning and to ensure that unnecessary or ineffective treatment is avoided.