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Clinical Spectrum of Poisoning in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Assam:A Retrospective Analysis


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1 Dept. of Medicine, Gauhati Medical College and Hospital, Guwahati, Assam-32, India
 

Purpose: To collect hospital based data on the ever-increasing menace of household substance poisoning; so as to gauge the magnitude of the problem for formulating therapeutic and preventative strategies of the same. Method: Retrospective single center observational study for a period of one year. Results: Overall incidence was 3.2%; highest between 20 to 40 years. More incidences in the female sex were found in the rural population. Phenol and agricultural chemicals were mostly used. Familial disharmony and failure in examinations were the most common precipitating factors. Mortality rate was 1.2%. Conclusion: Knowledge for proper handling and first aid measures following exposure should be dissipated amongst the masses.

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Household Poisoning, Phenol, Familial Disharmony, Suicidal Ideation, Poisoning, Phenol Poisoning, Agricultural Poisoning.
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Authors

Jayanta Phukan Dhekial
Dept. of Medicine, Gauhati Medical College and Hospital, Guwahati, Assam-32, India
Bhaskar Thakuria
Dept. of Medicine, Gauhati Medical College and Hospital, Guwahati, Assam-32, India
Swaroop Baruah Kumar
Dept. of Medicine, Gauhati Medical College and Hospital, Guwahati, Assam-32, India
Suman Talukdar
Dept. of Medicine, Gauhati Medical College and Hospital, Guwahati, Assam-32, India
Subhasish Das
Dept. of Medicine, Gauhati Medical College and Hospital, Guwahati, Assam-32, India

Abstract


Purpose: To collect hospital based data on the ever-increasing menace of household substance poisoning; so as to gauge the magnitude of the problem for formulating therapeutic and preventative strategies of the same. Method: Retrospective single center observational study for a period of one year. Results: Overall incidence was 3.2%; highest between 20 to 40 years. More incidences in the female sex were found in the rural population. Phenol and agricultural chemicals were mostly used. Familial disharmony and failure in examinations were the most common precipitating factors. Mortality rate was 1.2%. Conclusion: Knowledge for proper handling and first aid measures following exposure should be dissipated amongst the masses.

Keywords


Household Poisoning, Phenol, Familial Disharmony, Suicidal Ideation, Poisoning, Phenol Poisoning, Agricultural Poisoning.

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