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 1940The pharmacy act 1948Drugs control act 1980Narcotic drugs and psychotropic
substances act 1985
CLASSIFICATION OF POISONS ACCORDING TO MODE OF ACTION
Corrossives– Acids and alkalies
Irritants – Metallic, nonmetallic, organic vegetables,
animals, mechanicalNeurotics– Somniferous, inebrians
DeleriantsSpinalCardiacAsphyxiantsPeripheral poisons
CLASSIFICATION OF POISONS ACCORDING TO MODE OF ACTION …
ROUTE OF ADMINISTRATION
EnteralParenteralInhalaionalExternal applicationIntroduction into natural orifice
ACTION OF POISONS
LocalRemoteCombined remote and localGeneral action
FACTORS MODIFYING ACTION OF POISONS
Dose and quantityForm of poisonMethod of administrationCondition of the body
TYPE OF POISONING
AcuteChronicSub acuteFulminant
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 examinationChemical 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 / PhysicalChemicalPhysiological / PharmacologicalUniversal
To Conclude