Report on Poison and action's of poison
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General Toxicology
Dr Jiju V. S.,Asst. Police Surgeon,
Medical College, Kottayam
TOXICOLOGY
Toxicology is the science which deals with
poisons with reference to their sources,
properties, mode of action, symptoms,
lethal dose, nature of the fatal results,
treatment, method of their detection and
estimation and autopsy findings
POISONS
Poison is a substance which when
administered, inhaled or ingested is
capable of acting deleteriously on
the human body
THE LAWS OF POISONS
The drugs and cosmetic act 1940
The pharmacy act 1948
Drugs control act 1980
Narcotic drugs and psychotropic
substances act 1985
CLASSIFICATION OF POISONS ACCORDING TO MODE OF ACTION
Corrossives
– Acids and alkalies
Irritants
– Metallic, nonmetallic, organic
vegetables, animals, mechanical
Neurotics
– Somniferous, inebrians
Deleriants
Spinal
Cardiac
Asphyxiants
Peripheral poisons
CLASSIFICATION OF POISONS ACCORDING TO MODE OF ACTION …
ROUTE OF ADMINISTRATION
Enteral
Parenteral
Inhalaional
External application
Introduction into natural orifice
ACTION OF POISONS
Local
Remote
Combined remote and local
General action
FACTORS MODIFYING ACTION OF POISONS
Dose and quantity
Form of poison
Method of administration
Condition of the body
TYPE OF POISONING
Acute
Chronic
Sub acute
Fulminant
FATE OF POISONS IN THE BODY
DIAGNOSIS OF POISONING
In the Living
In the Dead
DIAGNOSIS OF POISONING - In the Living
A/c or C/c
DIAGNOSIS OF POISONING - In the Dead
PM examination
Chemical analysis
MEDICO-LEGALDUTY OF DOCTOR IN SUSPECTED CASE OF POISONING
Medical Duties and Legal Duties
MEDICAL DUTY
Care and treatment of the patient
LEGAL DUTYAssist the police to determine the
manner of deathRecord the preliminary particulars
and keep the recordsAll cases need not be informed to the
policeIf patient dies, death certificate
should not be issued
TREATMENT OF POISONSRemoval of unabsorbed poisons from
the bodyImmediate resuscitative measuresUse of antidotsElimination of un absorbed poisonsTreatment of General Symptoms and
General MeasuresMaintenance of the patients general
condition and follow up
ANTIDOTS
Are remedies which counteract or
neutralise the effect of poisons
without causing appreciable harm to
the body
CLASSIFICATION OF ANTIDOTS
Mechanical / Physical
Chemical
Physiological / Pharmacological
Universal
To Conclude