Study to Determine the Common Substances that Caused Deaths due to Ingestion brought for autopsy in Tertiary Care Hospital, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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2023-12
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Siddiqui, Mohammed Abdul Mujeeb
Siddiqui, Zahraa Mohammed
Siddiqui, Azra
Parvathi, Katkuri
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International Journal of Contemporary Medical Research
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Backgound: This study was conducted to know the common substances that caused deaths by ingestion, brought for autopsy to Osmania General Hospital, Hyderabad, Telangana State, India for a period three years. The cases of deaths due to poisoning were selected from the autopsies conducted and analyzed for the most commonly ingested substance. Material and methods: The samples were collected for three consecutive years from January 2012 to December 2014. The contents of the stomach were examined grossly and the samples were collected in three containers during autopsy for each individual case. Portion of stomach and its contents, portions of liver, kidney, blood and body fluids were collected labeled and sent to the State Forensic Science Laboratory for analysis of unknown poison. The reports were analyzed. The data collected was arranged according to age, sex and substances detected. Results: A total of 1196 cases of poisoning in three years were studied. Most of the deaths occurred, were due the ingestion of Organophosphates. It is the commonest insecticide used by farmers in fields. The common age group involved is between 21 years to 30 years ingesting organophosphates. In the deaths due to poisonings, men are predominantly involved compared to women. Conclusion: In the study it was concluded that the ingestion of poisonous substance organophosphate is usually intentional and is used to commit suicide. In children it is mostly accidental. Poison can also be used as homicide to kill a person
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Forensic Science Laboratory, Organophosphate, Poison
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Siddiqui Mohammed Abdul Mujeeb, Siddiqui Zahraa Mohammed, Siddiqui Azra, Parvathi Katkuri . Study to Determine the Common Substances that Caused Deaths due to Ingestion brought for autopsy in Tertiary Care Hospital, Hyderabad, Telangana, India. International Journal of Contemporary Medical Research. 2023 Dec; 10(12): 1-5