Socio-demographic Profile of Deaths due to Poisoning at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Bangalore

Abstract

Background: Deaths due to poisons form inexorable part of all unnatural deaths in the current era of social, cultural and personal dilemma existing among mankind. Stress, poverty, financial insecurities, personal conflicts, unemployment, ill health, psychological disturbances, difficulties in psycho-social adaptability and loneliness contribute significantly to the ever-increasing mortality in poison deaths.