학술논문
Human Fatalities from Venomous Animals Autopsied at A Tertiary Care Centre A Five-Year Study (2018-2022).
Document Type
Article
Source
Subject
*AUTOPSY
*DEAD
*RURAL population
*FORENSIC medicine
*TERTIARY care
*HUMAN experimentation
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Language
ISSN
0975-3583
Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the causes of human fatalities in cases autopsied at Chengalpattu government medical college from 2018 to 2022 that were caused by venomous animal encounters. Methods: Retrospective study of data collected from the police requests for autopsy and history of the cases from department of forensic medicine and toxicology in Chengalpattu government medical college. Results: From 2018-2022, 144 dead bodies were autopsied at Chengalpattu government medical college after venomous animal encounters. An average of 30 fatalities per year were recorded. Males appear to be the group most likely to die from an encounter. Conclusions: A significant loss of human lives are happening due to envenomation from venomous animals especially in the working age group in rural population. Rural population has a disproportionate impact on rural population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]