title: Post mortem outcome of organophosphorus compound poisoning cases at Mymensingh Medical College.
abstract: Post mortem studies were carried out on victims of Organophosphorus Compounds (OPC) poisoning cases at Mymensingh Medical College Morgue, Mymensingh from January 2007-December 2008. Data were collected from Post mortem department of Forensic Medicine, Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, Bangladesh. Out of 1862 autopsy cases 692(37.16%) were identified as OPC poisoning cases. The main cause of ingestion of OPC was to commit suicide but accidental and homicidal cases were very few. Of the OPC cases, 401(57.8%) were males while the remainder 291(42.2%) were females. The study reveals that among the total OPC cases, 657(94.94%) were suicidal, 03(0.43%) were homicidal, and in 05(0.72%) cases the motive of ingestion was something else. The study further reveals that the incidence of OPC cases was highest in 21 to 30 years age group and it was 265 cases (38.29%).
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine, Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, Bangladesh.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Quader
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Rahman
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kamal
authors.forename: A U
authors.initials: AU
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Saha
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001344:Autopsy; D001459:Bangladesh / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006708:Homicide / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D062025:Organophosphate Poisoning; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013405:Suicide / Q000706:statistics & numerical data