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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dc.contributor.authorSiddiqui, Mohammed Abdul Mujeeben_US
dc.contributor.authorSiddiqui, Zahraa Mohammeden_US
dc.contributor.authorSiddiqui, Azraen_US
dc.contributor.authorParvathi, Katkurien_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-24T07:12:13Z
dc.date.available2024-09-24T07:12:13Z
dc.date.issued2023-12
dc.description.abstractBackgound: 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 personen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssociate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Deccan College of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Dr. Patnam Mahender Reddy Institute of Medical Sciences, Chevella, Hyderabad, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Dr. Patnam Mahender Reddy Institute of Medical Sciences, Chevella, Hyderabad, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsProfessor and Head of the Department of Forensic Medicine, Government Medical College, Mahboobnagar, Telangana, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationSiddiqui 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): 1-5en_US
dc.identifier.issn2393-915X
dc.identifier.issn2454-7379
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/228177
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Journal of Contemporary Medical Researchen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber12en_US
dc.relation.volume10en_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.ijcmr.com/uploads/7/7/4/6/77464738/ijcmr_3729.pdfen_US
dc.subjectForensic Science Laboratoryen_US
dc.subjectOrganophosphateen_US
dc.subjectPoisonen_US
dc.titleStudy to Determine the Common Substances that Caused Deaths due to Ingestion brought for autopsy in Tertiary Care Hospital, Hyderabad, Telangana, Indiaen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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