Acute self-poisoning by herbicidal substances?
Written By : Dr. Nandita Mohan
Medically Reviewed By : Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli
Published On 2022-08-31 03:30 GMT | Update On 2022-08-31 08:56 GMT
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We all know that herbicides are chemical substances used to kill plants specifically. Herbicide poisoning may be acute or chronic and poisoning occurs following skin or eye contact, inhalation of spray droplets or vapors, or swallowing of the product. Ingestion of herbicides could be accidental, or intentional to bring self-harm with suicidal intention. In the absence of specific clinical features and diagnostic tests, the diagnosis is completely based upon a reliable clinical history.
Because of widespread availability, ingestion of herbicides with suicidal intention is common in rural India. So with the background of paucity of data and unawareness of physicians, the present study was carried out to create awareness among physicians regarding herbicide poisoning in humans.
In a recent study published in the Journal of the Associations of Physicians of India, researchers aimed to find out the case fatality rate and clinical features of different types of herbicidal poisoning in patients admitted in the Department of Medicine in Midnapore Medical College.
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