Comparative analysis of 607 autopsy cases of poisoning death.
- Author:
Man LIANG
1
;
Na ZHENG
;
Lan ZHOU
;
Qian LIU
;
Hai-Dong ZHANG
;
Luo ZHUO
;
Yan LIU
;
Guang-Zhao HUANG
;
Liang LIU
Author Information
1. Department of Forensic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China. casper1107@126.com
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Accidents/statistics & numerical data*;
Adolescent;
Adult;
Age Distribution;
Aged;
Alcoholic Intoxication/epidemiology*;
Anesthetics/poisoning*;
Autopsy;
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning/epidemiology*;
Cause of Death;
Child;
Child, Preschool;
China/epidemiology*;
Female;
Forensic Medicine;
Heroin/poisoning*;
Humans;
Hypnotics and Sedatives/poisoning*;
Infant;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Pesticides/poisoning*;
Poisoning/etiology*;
Retrospective Studies;
Rodenticides/poisoning*;
Sex Distribution;
Suicide/statistics & numerical data*;
Young Adult
- From:
Journal of Forensic Medicine
2011;27(3):200-204
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To provide references for forensic expertise by investigating the kinds of toxicant, routes of exposure and manners of poisoning deaths, etc.
METHODS:Six hundred and seven autopsy cases of poisoning deaths from 1957 to 2008 in Department of Forensic Medicine, Tongji Medical College (Tongji Forensic Science Identification Center of Hubei), were comparatively reviewed.
RESULTS:In 218 cases from 1999 to 2008, more than 50% of decedents were male in the ages of 30-49. The toxicants are usually taken orally and the most common manner of death was accidental. The common substances involved in poisoning death were rodenticide, poisoning gas and insecticide. Compared to the data of 1983-1998 and 1957-1982, the common toxic agents had changed significantly. The number of cases involving insecticide and cyanide poisoning decreased in recent years, and the number of cases of rodenticide, poisoning gas, alcohols poisoning displayed an increase tendency, especially for drugs abuse.
CONCLUSION:Poisoning deaths of pesticides remain a major public health problem for a long time and the awareness of prevention need to be raised, especially for the prevention of deaths from multiple poisons.
