@article{Pradhan_Upadhyay_Shrestha_Pradhan_2022, title={Epidemiological Study of Organophosphorus Poisoning at a Tertiary Care Hospital of Central Nepal}, volume={18}, url={https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/JCMSN/article/view/48994}, DOI={10.3126/jcmsn.v18i3.48994}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Introduction</strong>: Poisoning is an acute medical emergency. Organophosphorus (OP) poison, being easily available and relatively cheaper, is mostly used by people for suicide. It is a major health problem worldwide also a major cause of suicide in Nepal. The purpose of this study was to assess the overall profile of patients with Organophosphorus (OP) poisoning.</p> <p><strong>Methods:</strong> A Prospective hospital based descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on patients of organophosphorous poisoning in the emergency department (ER) of College of Medical Sciences and Teaching Hospital during one year period from 1<sup>st</sup> January 2020 to 31<sup>st</sup> December 2021. Data analysis was done using SPSS-16 software. Categorical variables were presented in the form of tables with frequency and percentage. Data was analyzed by using descriptive statistical tools.</p> <p><strong>Results</strong>: A total of 123 OP poisoning cases attended in the emergency department of College of Medical Sciences over a period of one year. The overall female to male ratio was 1.19:1. Most poisoning occurred in the age group 15-25yrs. Majority of the patients were married and were students. Oral route (87.83%) was the most common route of administration. The main reason was family and personal issues. Majority of the patients stay 3-7 days in the hospital. The mortality of poisoning was 3.25%.</p> <p><strong>Conclusions:</strong> Majority of the intentional poisoning occurred in the female, married & students of younger age group. The main reason was family and personal issue.</p>}, number={3}, journal={Journal of College of Medical Sciences-Nepal}, author={Pradhan, Manohar and Upadhyay, Hari Prasad and Shrestha, Ayasha and Pradhan, Alok}, year={2022}, month={Nov.}, pages={304–310} }