@article{ref1,
title="Patterns of poisoning cases in district and medical college hospitals of north Karnataka",
journal="Medico-legal update",
year="2015",
author="Haq, M. and Farheen, A. and Goli, S.K.",
volume="15",
number="1",
pages="98-101",
abstract="Morbidity and mortality due to poisoning is a world wide problem. The pattern poisoning varies from Country to country, place to place and changes over a period of time due to various reasons. The present study is a prospective study conducted at Khaja Banda Nawaz institute of medical science of Gulbarga, (North-Karnataka) during 2011-2013. Total 229 poisoning cases were studied from OPD to IPD, followed from admission to recovery or death in a systematic manner. All these cases were analyzed with an objective of knowing age & sex distribution of victims, commonest type of poison, the manner of poisoning, occupation, and also the rural & urban trends. Among 229 cases, male (51.15%) predominated females (42.85%) with majority (42.25%) belonging to 21-30 yrs age group. The commonest poison encountered was the Organophosphorous compounds (73.14%). Suicide (77.33%) was the commonest manner than accidental poisoning. Agricultural farmers with rural background, belonging to lower socioeconomic strata were the commonest victims (78.29%) compared to others. © 2015, World Informations Syndicate. All rights reserved.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0971-720X",
doi="10.5958/0974-1283.2015.00022.5",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5958/0974-1283.2015.00022.5"
}