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Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volume  9, Issue 3, July - September 2016, Pages 169-171
 

Original Article

Self Poisoning Deaths

B. Karunaker*, Abhijit Subhedar**, Mojammed Taquiddinkhan***, Jakkam Surendar***

*Associate Professor, ** Professor in charge, ***Professor and Head, Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, Telangana

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DOI: DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijfmp.0974.3383.9316.14

Abstract

  Suicide is nothing but self­killing which is a growing problem in developing as well as developed countries. Developing countries are suffering with suicide by agricultural poison whereas in developed countries it is by drugs. To analyze the situation of suicides by insecticide in males the present study is conducted in Hyderabad in department of forensic medicine, osmania medical college, hyderabad. Total of 132male cases of suicide by insecticides are observed.In this most of the deaths are in the age group of 41­50 years withfanancial health related problems. The decreasing order of insecticides to commit suicide areorganophospharus, organochlorins, carbamate.

Keywords: Suicide; Insecticide; Male. 


Corresponding Author : B. Karunaker*