Profile of poisoning cases in north west region of Haryana- A retrospective study at a tertiary care hospital

Abstract

Poisoning is one of the major medico legal problem for physicians. Present study is conducted to know the profile of poisoning cases. A four year (January 2017 to January 2021) retrospective study of acute poisoning cases is conducted from the patient's record to know the trends of poisoning. 60% cases were from males. The peak age group was 21 to 30 years. Rural residence has dominated. Most of victims consumed poison in their home, which came to hospital after one hour of consumption. Poisoning cases decreases in year 2019 and suddenly jump in year 2020 due to Covid pandemic. Most of cases occur on Tuesday in summers in the month of June. OPC (50.7%) is the common poisonous agent followed by Aluminum phosphide (34.7%). The least common poisons are corrosives and kerosene. Aluminum phosphide more frequently used in suicidal attempts. © 2022,Journal of Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine. All Rights Reserved.