Aluminium phosphide fatalities: A 24 years experience.
dc.contributor.author | Singh, Dalbir | |
dc.contributor.author | Tyagi, Seema | |
dc.contributor.author | Bansal, Yoginder Singh | |
dc.contributor.author | Mandal, S P | |
dc.contributor.author | Thind, A S | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2011-09-28T06:54:01Z | |
dc.date.available | 2011-09-28T06:54:01Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2007-01 | |
dc.description.abstract | A 24 years autopsy study (1982-2006) of acute poisoning deaths owing to aluminium phosphide from a tertiary care hospital of Northern India (Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh revealed that mortality due to acute poisoning constitued 12.6% of the total unnatural fatalities and out of which 51.3% were because of this fumigant insecticide. The first victim reported in 1982 and its proportion, which was 20% in years 1982 to 86, increased to 73% between the years 1994-98 and then decreased to 49% of the total acute poisoning fatalities in 2002-06. Peak incidence was observed in the age group of 21-25 years (31%) and least in the age group of beyond 65 years (3%). The proportion of suicidal deaths increased from 20% to 54% between these periods. Sales workers / businessmen (15%), office workers (10.7%) followed by student (10.4%), among the males and domestic workers (23%), students (10.4%) in females were the main victims of suicidal poisoning. 53% male victims were married where as 59.4% female victims were unmarried. 52.4% were from the urban areas. | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Singh Dalbir, Tyagi Seema, Bansal Yoginder Singh, Mandal SP, Thind AS. Aluminium phosphide fatalities: A 24 years experience. Journal of Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine. 2007 Jan; 29(1): 12-16. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/134756 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.source.uri | https://www.forensicindia.com/journals/jiafm/2007/JIAFM-29-1.pdf | en_US |
dc.subject | Aluminium Phosphide | en_US |
dc.subject | Fatalities | en_US |
dc.subject | Poisoning | en_US |
dc.subject | Profile | en_US |
dc.subject | Autopsy | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Adult | |
dc.subject.mesh | Aluminium Compounds --poisoning | |
dc.subject.mesh | Autopsy | |
dc.subject.mesh | Fatal Outcome | |
dc.subject.mesh | Female | |
dc.subject.mesh | Humans | |
dc.subject.mesh | India | |
dc.subject.mesh | Male | |
dc.subject.mesh | Phosphines --poisoning | |
dc.subject.mesh | Poisoning --etiology | |
dc.subject.mesh | Poisoning --mortality | |
dc.subject.mesh | Poisoning --statistics & numerical data | |
dc.subject.mesh | Young Adult | |
dc.title | Aluminium phosphide fatalities: A 24 years experience. | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
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