JIST

Abstract

'Introduction: India is a predominantly an agricultural country, hence pesticides and insecticides are used abundantly for cultivation. So it is natural to have access to these chemical substances by human being either through contact or ingestion by accidental or suicidal intent.

Aims and objectives: 1) To study the sociodemographic profile of patients who had consumed organophosporous poison 2) To study the clinical profile of patients who had consumed organophosporous poison 

Result: Maximum number were seen in age group 21-30 years, male subjects were 54%, most of the cases were suicidal in origin (93%). Monocrotophos was the most common compound, vomiting and pupillary constriction were the most commonly observed signs (75%).

Conclusion: Most of the study subjects with intention of suicidal tendency have consumed organophosphorus compound as it is easily available with farmers who uses it as common insecticides. The mortality is very high since the victims are predominantly from rural India where poisoning is very severe due to delay in the access to medical management.