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A Retrospective Study on Profile of Death due to Poison

Kuldip N. Teraiya , Haresh J. Parmar1 , Rahul A. Mehta2 , Viral K. Chaniyara3 , Kuldip N. Teraiya4

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Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology 17(2):p 121-124, . | DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijfmp.0974.3383.17224.8
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Haresh J. Parmar, Rahul A. Mehta, Viral K. Chaniyara et al. A Retrospective Study on Profile of Death due to Poison. Indian J Forensic Med  Pathol.2024;17(2):121-124.
 

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Death due to poisoning is one of the commonest medico-legal cases encountered by forensic   experts. Committing suicide by ingestion of poison is one of the common method adopted. So   in order to know the burden of this, a retrospective study was carried out in Forensic Medicine  and Toxicology Department, Shri M P Shah Government Medical College and Guru Gobindsingh
Government Hospital, Jamnagar. Study was conducted for 1 year from December 2021 to January  2021. The data is collected by analysing various epidemiological parameters. According to this  study, 168 people died due to poisoning out of 1062 autopsy performed in the Forensic Medicine  and Toxicology Department, Jamnagar. Male predominance is seen in this study which includes
63.09% male and 36.91% female. Organophosphorus compound was main compound followed  by Aluminium phosphide for death due to poison. And among this 88.09% was suicidal in nature.  Death due poisoning is a major public health related issue. Death due the poisoning is a partially   preventable situation. Therefore by proper identification and knowledge of trend of the poisoning,
early management can be given to prevent morbidity and mortality. 

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  • Kuldip N. Teraiya
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  • Haresh J. Parmar1
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  • Rahul A. Mehta2
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  • Viral K. Chaniyara3
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  • Kuldip N. Teraiya4
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Haresh J. Parmar, Rahul A. Mehta, Viral K. Chaniyara et al. A Retrospective Study on Profile of Death due to Poison. Indian J Forensic Med  Pathol.2024;17(2):121-124.
 

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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijfmp.0974.3383.17224.8
Keywords Poison; Suicide; Male Predominance; Epidemiological parameters.

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