TYPES AND FREQUENCIES OF POISONING RELATED DEATHS IN RANCHI: AN AUTOPSY BASED STUDY

Volume : VII, Issue : VIII, August - 2018

Dr. Sawan Mundri, Dr. Ajay Bhengra, Dr. Jyotish Guria

Introduction: Poisoning is one of the most common causes of death worldwide. Agriculture shares a major economy in India. Population related to

the agriculture has easy access to various insecticides and other agrochemical products.

Aims and Objectives:

Ÿ To assess types and frequency of poisoning in the region of Ranchi (Jharkhand).

Ÿ To correlate the cases of poisoning with various factors in the society.

Ÿ To provide a data to authorities to reduce poisoning related mortality and morbidity.

Materials and Methods: The study was carried in the Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences,

Ranchi, Jharkhand. All the alleged cases of poisoning were studied for a period of one year (July 2008 to June 2009).

Conclusion: out of 141 cases, 97 were males and 42.7% were from 20–29 years of age. The study shows that majority of the cases (53.2%) were

unmarried and 39% were from rural areas. 46.8% of cases were from average socio–economic class. Majority of cases survived less than 24 hours

and maximum of them were of organophosphorous poisoning.