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Volume 5 Issue 2 (February, 2017)

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ANALYSIS OF CASES OF ORGANOPHOSPHOROUS POISONING- A CLINICAL STUDY
Mohd. Wasi Khan

Background: Human deaths following poisoning are a matter of great concern. It has high mortality and morbidity. The present study was conducted to assess the organophosphorous poisoning with respect to age, gender, education status etc. Materials & Methods: This is a retrospective study conducted in department of forensic medicine in year 2015. Data of all patients with history and clinical findings of organophosphorous poisoning was retrieved from the department. A proforma was made and information such as name, age, gender, education status etc was recorded. Results: Out of 842 patients of OP poisoning, males were 516 and females were 326. The difference was significant (P- 0.05). Age group 0-10 years had 78 patients, 11-20 years had 204 patients, age group 21-30 years had 264 patients, age group 31-40 years had 240 patients and above 40 years had 56 patients. The difference was significant (P- 0.01). Out of 842 patients, 454 were illiterate, 210 had primary school education, 115 had high school education and 63 had education upto diploma or degree. The difference was significant (P- 0.04). 29% patients were from rural area whereas 71% were from urban area. The difference was significant (P- 0.01). 45% were farmers, 25% were labourer, 22% were housewives, 6% were students and 2% were businessmen. The difference was significant (P-0.01). Common symptoms like nausea/ vomiting (55%), excessive secretions (50%), muscular weakness (45%), diarrhea (34%), abdominal pain (43%), drowsiness (12%), crackles (72%), tachycardia (24%), bradycardia (22%) and hypotension (8%). Manner of poisoning was accidental in 85%, suicidal in 12% and homicidal in 3%. Conclusion: Lack of education, easy availability, cheapness and unemployment increases the OP poisoning. There should be more awareness among farmers and labourers about harmful effects of OP poisoning.
Key words: Organophosphorous, poisoning, tachycardia

Corresponding author: Mohd. Wasi Khan, Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Hind Institute of Medical Science, Safedabad, Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, India

This article may be cited as: Khan MW. Analysis of cases of organophosphorous poisoning- A clinical study. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2017;5(2):56-59.

 
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