Citation

Haq M, Farheen A, Goli SK. Indian J. Forensic Med. Toxicol. 2017; 11(2): 36-39.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, All-India Institute of Medical Sciences. Deptartment of Forensic Medicine)

DOI

10.5958/0973-9130.2017.00060.3

PMID

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Abstract

Suicide is serious public health problem and is a leading cause of death world wide1. Moreover, according to the data obtained from the World Health Organization, suicide is one of the leading causes of death in developed countries2. Suicidal behavior is a leading contributor to the burden of disease worldwide and varies widely between countries. Indian figures are amongst the highest in the world, with recent trends indicating a disturbing rise, especially amongst the younger age groups, across all races. The present retrospective study has been conducted for the period of 2 consecutive years in all cases of suicidal deaths at District hospital Gulbarga (North Karnataka) from June 2014 to May 2016. Among 286 autopsied, males 179(62.58%) predominated females 107(37.41%) in the age group 21-30 years was the most vulnerable for committing suicide. The majority of the suicides occurred in married unemployed persons, men and younger age groups. Organophosphorus poisoning 92(32.16%) was the most common poison consumed followed by hanging 71(24.82%), drowning 50(17.48%), burns 41(14.33%), railway accidents 20(6.99%) and drugs 12(4.19%). © 2017, Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology. All rights reserved.

Language: en

Keywords

Hanging; Organophosphorus; Poisoning; Suicides