<![CDATA[Paracelsus, the father of toxicology, once wrote:”Everything is poison, there is poison in everything. Onlythe dose makes a thing not a poison.” A corrosive is a substance which has surface-destructive effect oncontact. Corrosive poisoning results from ingestion, topical exposure or inhalation of compounds, thatcauses tissue injury by chemical reaction. An average home contains a dozen different cleaning products.These products are used in many industries. These are responsible for a large number of accidental andintentional poisoning. This study “A Comprehensive Study Of Deaths from Corrosive Poisoning” is takenup Over 47 corrosive poisoning fatalities autopsied at the Department of Medicine and Department ofForensic Medicine, Osmania General Hospital, Hyderabad to make an attempt to ascertain the frequencyof poisoning fatalities and to suggest suitable remedial measures to reduce the morbidity and mortality dueto corrosive poisoning. Incidence in males (66.91%) is more than in females (33.09%).The most frequentlyinvolved victims belong to the age groups 21 to 30 years, than 11 to 20 years and 31 to 40 years. In majorityof the cases, the poisoning was suicidal (93.62%) and then they were accidental (6.38%).]]>
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