Introduction: Poisoning is one of the common causes of morbidity and mortality. Poisoning may be suicidal, homicidal or accidental. It is found in all age groups irrespective of male and female.
Material & method: This was an observational cross sectional study conducted in the Department of General Medicine, Calcutta National Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Duration of study was six months from June, 2019 to November, 2019. Total 150 patients were included in the study.
Results: Majority of the patients were in their 3rd decade with equal urban-rural distribution. 59% patients were females. Pesticides were the commonest poison (41.3%), followed by drugs and corrosive agents. Snake bite was another common cause of hospital admission. Social causes (45.3%) were the most common reason of poisoning followed by economic issues (20%).
Conclusion: With ever changing and stressful lifestyle incidence of poisoning is increasing. We should take proper care and our whole hearted efforts are required to prevent it from becoming a social disaster.
Impact Factor
2022: 6.012
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