Magnitude and Burden of Deliberate Self-harm (Poisoning) Cases in SKIMS Soura - A Prospective Study in A Tertiary Care Hospital

Chettinad Health City Medical Journal Pub Date : 2023-09-30 DOI:10.24321/2278.2044.202355

Mohd Iqbal Dar

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Introduction: Some of the drugs, like benzodiazepine, tricyclicantidepressants, etc. that are used on a daily basis for the treatmentof various diseases become poisonous only when they are used in higherconcentrations or in bulk quantities deliberately in order to induce someother effect for which the drug is not actually prescribed or advised.Methods: The main aim of this study was to get an estimate of themagnitude and burden of poisoning cases in SKIMS Soura (a tertiarycare hospital in Jammu and Kashmir). A prospective study was doneusing a quantitative research approach in the year 2019–2020. Purposivesampling was done. The sample size was calculated to be 40.Results: The results of the present study depicted that 45% ofparticipants were male and 55% were female. The maximum numberof subjects (37.5%) belonged to the age group of 21–30 years. A historyof depression/ suicidal tendencies was seen in 37.5% of subjects. Thestudy revealed that 65% of study subjects had consumed OP compounds.The majority (65%) of the study subjects received PAM as an antidotefor poisoning. Most (36) of the subjects complained of abdominal painand it was found that 72.5% of the study subjects had consumed poisondeliberately with the intention of suicide. Out of the total (40) studysubjects, only 2 (5%) deaths occurred, of which 1 was male and 1 wasfemale. The death percentage for male study subjects was 5.55% andfor females, the death percentage was less (4.54%).Conclusion: The study concluded that females were more affectedthan males though the mortality rate in males was more than that infemales. It was observed in the research that the 21–30 years of agegroup was more affected and it came to the fore that students aremore affected by poisoning than any other group. How to cite this article:Dar MI, Amin N, Banday MS, Jan FA. Magnitudeand Burden of Deliberate Self-harm (Poisoning)Cases in SKIMS Soura - A Prospective Study inA Tertiary Care Hospital. Chettinad Health CityMed J. 2023;12(3):79-85. DOI: https://doi.org/10.24321/2278.2044.202355

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SKIMS Soura地区故意自残(中毒)病例的数量和负担——一项三级护理医院的前瞻性研究

导言:一些日常用于治疗各种疾病的药物，如苯二氮卓类药物、三环抗抑郁药等，只有在故意高浓度或大量使用时才会有毒，目的是为了引起药物实际上没有规定或建议的其他效果。方法:本研究的主要目的是估计SKIMS Soura(查谟和克什米尔的一家三级医院)中毒病例的规模和负担。在2019-2020年采用定量研究方法进行了前瞻性研究。进行了有目的的采样。样本量计算为40。结果:本研究的结果显示，45%的参与者为男性，55%为女性。21 ~ 30岁年龄组最多，占37.5%。37.5%的受试者有抑郁/自杀倾向。研究显示，65%的研究对象食用过OP化合物。大多数(65%)的研究对象接受了PAM作为中毒解毒剂。大多数(36人)的研究对象抱怨腹痛，并发现72.5%的研究对象有自杀意图的故意中毒。在总共(40)名研究对象中，只有2人(5%)死亡，其中1人为男性，1人为女性。男性的死亡率为5.55%，女性的死亡率较低(4.54%)。结论:虽然男性的死亡率高于女性，但女性的发病率高于男性。在研究中观察到，21-30岁年龄组受到的影响更大，而学生中毒的影响比其他任何年龄组都要大。如何引用本文:Dar MI, Amin N, Banday MS, Jan FA。SKIMS Soura地区故意自残(中毒)病例的数量和负担——一项三级医院的前瞻性研究。中国卫生与城市医学杂志，2013;12(3):79-85。DOI: https://doi.org/10.24321/2278.2044.202355

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