title: Current trend of poisoning--a hospital profile.
abstract: A one-year study was carried out among the poisoning cases admitted in the emergency wing of Guru Nanak Dev Hospital attached to Government Medical College, Amritsar during the period from 10-5-1997 to 9-5-1998. Out of 10,664 admitt emergencies, 3.19% were poisoning cases. Male to female ratio was nearly 3:1. Majority (45.59%) of the victims were in the age group of 21-30 years, 69.12% were married and 51.47% belonged to urban area. At the time of admission 61.47% cases were conscious, 26.17% were partially conscious and 12.36% were unconscious. Majority (76.47%) of the victims committed suicide, in 20.88% cases manner of death was accident and homicide was reported in 1.76% cases. Commones poison was aluminium phosphide (38.23%) followed by organophosphorus compounds (17.64%). The study observed increasing trend of suicide by aluminium phosphide and organophosphorus compounds, whereas other poisons for committing suicide were less commonly used.
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Government Medical College, Amritsar.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gargi
authors.forename: Hakumat
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rai
authors.forename: Ashok
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chanana
authors.forename: Gurmanjit
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rai
authors.forename: Gaurav
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: I J S
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Bagga
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017607:Aluminum Compounds / Q000506:poisoning; D002648:Child; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000506:poisoning; D005260:Female; D006708:Homicide / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D062025:Organophosphate Poisoning; D010720:Phosphines / Q000506:poisoning; D011039:Poison Control Centers; D011041:Poisoning / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012577:Schools, Medical; D013405:Suicide / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
chemical_list: D017607:Aluminum Compounds; D010720:Phosphines; D000431:Ethanol; C001864:aluminum phosphide