A Prospective Observational Study in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital on the Trends and Outcomes of Poisoning Cases

Abstract

Developing countries suffer from significant morbidity and mortality making poisoning the global health problem with thousands of deaths occurring every year. In India, 70% of the land is occupied by Agriculture making farmers the worst affected which accounts for one-third of pesticide poisoning. Organophosphorus chemicals as well as purposeful self-ingestion of poison in an effort at suicide account for the majority of the significant burden of poisoning associated with morbidity and mortality. Enforcing the law correctly when it comes to the distribution and sale of addictive medications, establishing boundaries for electronic media when it comes to exposing people to harsh facts and raising societal awareness of the importance of education are essential objectives. Not only will it save countless lives, but it will also lower health budget costs by fighting and managing diseases in line with WHO targets in poor nations.