Open AccessProfile and outcome of patients presenting with agrochemical poisoning to the emergency department
Author(s) -
A Sivanandan,
Samantha Abel,
M. Sanjay,
Jolly Chandran,
Karthik Gunasekaran,
Kundavaram Paul Prabhakar Abhilash
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1096_19
Subject(s) - agrochemical , medicine , emergency medicine , toxicology , triage , emergency department , poison control , pediatrics , psychiatry , agriculture , ecology , biology
Deliberate self-harm (DSH) is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in India. Agrochemicals are the most commonly used compounds for DSH. The spectrum of Agrochemicals in use varies from region to region and time period with newer compound being regularly introduced into the market.