Profile of Organophosphorus Poisoning at Hitech Medical College and Hospital in Bhubaneswar, Odisha

Abstract

Organophosphorus Compound Poisoning is one of the most common toxicological emergencies encountered particularly in rural  agricultural patients presenting to the emergency department of Hitech Medical College and Hospital in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Atotal 372  cases of organophosphorus compound poisoning were analyzed during the three-year period from January 2017 to December 2020. The  basic demographic data such as age, sex, socioeconomic status, occupation along with specific data such as motive of poisoning, types of  compound consumed with its quantity, distance from referral place and the final prognosis. The commonest patients were Young Male  agricultural workers. Suicidal intent mainly due to financial crisis was seen to be the commonest among both males and females with  Dichlorovos being the most used poison. Of all the cases there were three cases of respiratory failure resulting in multi organ failure.