Pattern of Poisoning Cases at a Tertiary Health Care Centre-A Cross Sectional Study.

Bannur, Vinay; Jirli, Prasanna S; Honnungar, Ravindra S; Koulapur, Vishal; Pujar, Somashekhar S.

doi:10.5958/0974-1283.2019.00025.2

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“…6 According to current statistics, unintentional and domestic poisoning is the 13th biggest cause of mortality in India (45.5%) among adults (>18 years) and children (1 to 18 years). 7 . Males outnumbered females by a margin of 62.4% to 37.5%.…”

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A Review on Household Poisoning and its Management

Singh¹,

Das²,

Harshini³

et al. 2022

J. Drug Delivery Ther.

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Background: Hazardous materials have become a popular home item in many developing countries over the last few decades. It has become a huge global health problem due to their simple availability, marketing, accessibility, and lack of knowledge. According to current figures, unintentional and domestic poisoning is the 13th biggest cause of mortality in India in an urban setting in India; Patil et al. (2014) identified home items to be the most common poisoning agents. Data sources Study selection: This is a review paper. All the content in this article is taken from several reviews and guidelines published by WHO, HSRA etc. Conclusion: To lower the prevalence of poisoning in urban settings, it is crucial to educate and raise awareness among the general public about chemical poisoning from home chemicals. Early diagnosis of suspected poisoning symptoms, implementing effective preventive measures and providing fast, focused treatment will help you win the war against poisoning in India. Keywords: Household poisoning, WHO, Antidotes, Poison, Toxicity.

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A Review on Household Poisoning and its Management

Singh¹,

Das²,

Harshini³

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J. Drug Delivery Ther.

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Profile of poisoning cases in a tertiary care centre in rural South India

Geetha,

Hosahally,

Prakash

2024

Russian Journal of Forensic Medicine

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Introduction Poisoning is the fourth most common cause of mortality in rural India. The commonest agents in India appear to be pesticides, sedatives, chemicals, alcohol, animal plant toxins and household toxins. Our hospital receives an average of 20 to 25 poisoning cases every month. Aims and Objectives To profile all cases of poisoning those are reported to casualty department at CDSIMER. To study the types and frequency of poisoning cases admitted to the centre. To study the socio demographic associations of the poisoning cases Material and Methods Present study is a hospital record-based retrospective observational study of acute poisoning cases registered in the medicolegal register in the casualty of CDSIMER, which is a tertiary care centre situated in rural area near Harohalli, Ramanagara District, India. Results Males constituted 58% of the cases and 33.52 % of the cases were in the age group of 21-30 years. 81.4 % of the cases were able to reach hospital between 1 to 8 hours. 56 % of the cases recovered and were discharged within 3 days. In 22 cases the duration of admission was more than 2 weeks as they went into complications. Organo phosphorus group of insecticide was the most common type of poison consumed constituting to 40.8 % of the cases followed by Snake bite. Attempt to suicide (60.35%) was more common than accidental poisoning. Conclusion Insecticides mainly Organophosphorus compound are the most common group of poisons which causes morbidity and mortality in rural Indian population especially in young adults between 21 to 40 years. Owing to the presence of forests in the region, Snake bite becomes the second largest type of poisoning. Suicide frequently prevails in the rural areas; financial problem is the leading cause for farmers to commit suicide.

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Pattern of Poisoning Cases at a Tertiary Health Care Centre-A Cross Sectional Study.

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A Review on Household Poisoning and its Management

A Review on Household Poisoning and its Management

Profile of poisoning cases in a tertiary care centre in rural South India

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