Abstract

REPORTED POISONING CASES PROFILE OF VIDHARBHA REGION

Ashwin D Gedam*, Manoj R. Bhandarkar and Nitin L. Chutke.

ABSTRACT

The death due to poisoning in developed countries is only one to two percent but in developing countries like India, it varies from 15%-30% and which is common cause of death in rural areas. Poisoning cases can be deliberate or accidental poisons are silent weapons, which can be easily used without violence and often without arousing suspicion. The Regional Forensic Science Laboratory, (Govt. of Maharashtra), Nagpur, India receiving cases from eleven districts of Vidharbha region, Maharashtra, India. In Toxicology division viscera is generally received for chemical analysis from Medical officer after post-mortem in poisoning and suspected poisoning cases. During the year-2014 (January-2014 to December-2014), total 11748 cases were analyzed. In Toxicology division, out of 11748 reported cases, Organophosphorus poisoning 19.33%, Ethyl alcohol 9.13%, Organochloro poisoning 1.16%, Pyrthroide poisoning 0.47%, Carbamate poisoning 0.11%, Zinc/Aluminium phosphide poisoning 0.99% was found in Vidharbha region. Keeping in view the above facts and figure the study was conducted and found that Organophosphorus compound is mainly used during poisoning cases of Vidharbha region.

Keywords: Vidharbha, Toxicology, Organophosphorus, Organochloro, Poisoning.