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Fatal Poisoning Cases in a Teaching Hospital of West Bengal: a Descriptive Cross-Sectional Clinico-epidemiological Study Ankur Bhattacharjee; Saptarshi Chatterjee; Partha Sarathi Hembram; Sobhan Kumar Das
Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology Vol. 15 No. 4 (2021): Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.37506/ijfmt.v15i4.16668

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Background: Poisoning is a global health issue and one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality inIndia. Pattern of poisoning depends on factors, such as availability of poisons, socioeconomic status of thepopulation, religious and cultural influences, thus creating varied epidemiological trends across time andregions. The present study is planned to address the epidemiological profiles of fatal poisoning cases, withreference to the gastric findings during autopsy.Methods: This is a descriptive, observational, cross-sectional study analysing 184 fatal poisoning cases,who attended to R.G. Kar Medical College Police Mortuary during the period of 2014-2015.Conclusion : People of age group 20-29 years were mostly affected, with a male preponderance and anincidence of 8.03%. People from the rural regions constituted more than 80% of the study sample, withsuicide as the commonest manner of death. Organophosphorus compounds and acids were the mainlydetected, with mucosal congestion and submucosal hemorrhage of stomach as the most reported findings.The authors feel that a prospective study is an option, which could accurately identify the cases and deaths,which could formulate stringent measures so as to decrease the morbidity and mortality due to poisoning.
Human Fatalities from Wild Elephant Attacks: A Fiveyear Autopsy-Based Study Saptarshi Chatterjee; Ranjan Biswas; Tanmay Sardar; Shobhan Roy
Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology Vol. 15 No. 4 (2021): Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.37506/ijfmt.v15i4.17069

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Background: Human-Elephant Conflict may take many forms, from crop raiding and infrastructuraldamage, to injury or death of humans or elephants. Conflicts or co-existence between human and wildlife ismostly attributed to the loss, degradation, and fragmentation of wildlife habitats through human activitieslike logging, animal husbandry, agricultural expansion, and development projects. The present study isconducted to study the prevalence of fatal wild elephant attacks, the socio-demographic profiles of thevictims along with their nature of injuries and the risk factors associated with these conflicts.Methods: This is a cross-sectional descriptive study, which was conducted by analysing 41 cases of fatalHuman-Elephant Conflicts, which attended to B.S. Medical College Police Mortuary between 2015 to 2019.Conclusion: Authors feel that the blockage of elephant migratory routes, coupled with cultivation ofelephant preferred crops and scarcity of food in the forest in some season, inevitably attracts more humanelephantconflicts.
Suicidal Deaths Amid COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Autopsy-Based Study Tanmay Sardar; Ranjan Biswas; Achintya Biswas; Saptarshi Chatterjee
Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology Vol. 15 No. 4 (2021): Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.37506/ijfmt.v15i4.17112

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Background: Suicide is a global issue, with an estimated 75.5% of the cases occurring in developingcountries, and India alone accounting for 26.6% of all global suicidal deaths. With an advent of COVID-19in the early months of 2020, India observed a rapid rise in suicidal deaths. Though, various media reportspredicted loneliness, mental illness and economical instabilities as the major triggering factors, there isa lack of analytical or descriptive studies confirming this hypothesis. In this context, the present crosssectionalstudy was planned to determine the socio-demographic profiles of the victims and the triggeringfactors of the suicidal deaths during the COVID-19 phase, in context to the victims of suicide from 2017 tothe Pre-COVID phase.Methods: The present cross-sectional study was conducted by analyzing the suicidal deaths from 2017 to30th June, 2020, interviewing the deceased family members during the COVID-19 phase and studying theInquest reports, with the documents from the Institutional Medical Record Section.Conclusion: The authors feel that suicide is an act of moment in mind, so any decision made under excitementor incitement is the real culprit. To curb the menace of suicide, state and society should ensure education,employment and socioeconomic well-being, along with strict law enforcement.
Aortic Atherosclerosis and Risk Factors: A Clinico- Demographic Autopsy-Based Study Mainak Tarafder; Suparna Datta; Ranjan Biswas; Prabir Chakraborty; Saptarshi Chatterjee
Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology Vol. 16 No. 1 (2022): Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.37506/ijfmt.v16i1.17431

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Backdrop: Aortic atherosclerosis continues to be a complex process, with the genetic factors, personallifestyles, alterations in local hemodynamics, vascular injury, age related changes, endothelialinflammation and autoimmune diseases, all contributing to its pathogenesis. The scenario ofatherosclerosis in India is appalling with highest loss in potentially productive years of life. As studyof atherosclerosis in living population is difficult, invasive and expensive especially in the developingcountries, autopsy studies have been proved to be a good method for assessing atherosclerosis. So, thepresent study was planned to evaluate the prevalence of atherosclerosis, with the clinic-demographicprofiles of the victims of aortic atherosclerosis and analysing the risk factors associated with it.Material and Methods: This is a cross-sectional descriptive study which was conducted to detectaortic atherosclerosis among all the deceased who got referred to R.G. Kar Medical College PoliceMortuary for autopsy between 1st April to 30th September, 2014.Resusts: Majority of the victims belonged to 4th to 8th decades, with male preponderance in all the agegroups. Though the residence has got no significant implication on atherosclerosis, age turned out tobe the single most culprit in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis, with hypertwnsion, hyperlipidemia,hyperglycemia and smoking playing their significant parts.Conclusion: The authors feel, in most cases, atherosclerosis can be prevented as most risk factorsassociated with this illness are directly connected with the lifestyle of an individual. In this regard,educational campaign that focuses on informing the members of the society about the dangers ofatherosclerosis, its causes, and the ways of its prevention is likely to reduce the occurrence of thisdisease and thus improve the overall health level of the nation.
Co-Authors Achintya Biswas Ankur Bhattacharjee Mainak Tarafder Partha Sarathi Hembram Prabir Chakraborty Ranjan Biswas Shobhan Roy Sobhan Kumar Das Suparna Datta Tanmay Sardar