TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Fatal intentional poisoning: A five year retrospective study of autopsied cases from central Delhi
JO  - Journal of Punjab Academy of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology
A1  - Kaur, A.
A1  - Pradhan, M.
SP  - 147
EP  - 151
VL  - 19
IS  - 2
N2  - INTRODUCTION: There are various means of suicide out of which intentional or deliberate poisoning is one of the leading. Materials and Method: The present study is a retrospective analysis of 203 cases of death resulting from suicidal consumption of poisons. The cases were autopsied in a 5 year period between 2014 to 2018. The cases represented 3.4 % of the total autopsies during that period. Data were analyzed with respect to age, sex, type of poison, place of incidence, survival period, cause of death, seasonal variation. <br><br>RESULTS and Conclusions: The poisoning deaths occurred most commonly in the age group 20 to 30 years (30.54%) with male predominance (60.09%). The cases presented in the Monsoon season most frequently. Deaths were mostly due to ingestion of pesticides i.e organophosphates and aluminium phosphide(14.28%) followed by corrosives (11.82%). 89.10% of the cases poisoning occurred in homes. Intention was known only in 9.85 % of the cases. © 2019, Punjab Academy of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology. All rights reserved.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0972-5687
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.5958/0974-083X.2020.00036.9
ID  - ref1
ER  -