TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Trends and outcomes of acute poisoning cases in a tertiary care teaching hospital in Navi Mumbai
JO  - Indian journal of forensic medicine and toxicology
A1  - Sonawane, S.
A1  - Peddawad, R.
A1  - Patil, A.
A1  - Manghani, P.
SP  - 95
EP  - 101
VL  - 13
IS  - 3
N2  - BACKGROUND: Acute poisoning is a major health problem causing morbidity and mortality throughout the world. With the availability of a vast number of chemicals and drugs, acute poisoning is a common medical emergency in any country. Based on the disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), it is responsible for the loss of over 7.4 million years of healthy life. <br><br>OBJECTIVES: To study the patterns and outcomes of patients admitted to a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital as acute poisoning cases. <br><br>METHOD: Retrospective study conducted at a Tertiary Care Hospital over a period of 3 years from Jan 2015- December 2017 wherein all acute poisoning cases admitted were included. <br><br>RESULTS: The Incidence of Poisoning was higher in the Females (68.2%) as compared to males (40%). Age group 21-30 (45%) was commonly affected followed by age group 11-20 (35%). Higher cases of poisoning were reported in Hindu Patients (95.5%) with majority of the patients belonging to an Urban Area (95%) and 64.1% being married. Oral (90.9%) was the most preferred route of intake. The most frequent time of consumption was between mornings 6 am to 12pm and 12 pm to 6 pm (35%). Majority (61.4%) of poisoning cases were found to be due to corrosives with Phenyl being the commonly used substance. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Various socio-economic factors along with psychiatric morbidities can influence suicidal ideation in Youth Age group thereby making them a high risk group for such cases. © 2019, Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology. All right reserved.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0973-9122
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.5958/0973-9130.2019.00174.9
ID  - ref1
ER  -