Autopsy study of fatal deliberate self harm

M. Arun; Vikram Palimar; Ritesh G. Menezes; Y. P. Raghavendra; Prashantha Bhagavath; Manoj Kumar Mohanty

doi:10.1258/rsmmsl.47.1.69

Autopsy study of fatal deliberate self harm

M. Arun^*
, Vikram Palimar
, Ritesh G. Menezes
, Y. P. Raghavendra
, Prashantha Bhagavath
, Manoj Kumar Mohanty

^*Corresponding author for this work

Department of Forensic medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal

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A retrospective autopsy study of fatal deliberate self harm (FDSH) was undertaken in the mortuary of Kasturba Hospital, Manipal, Southern India over a period of 12 years (1993-2004). Out of 1917 cases autopsied, 21.2% were deaths due to deliberate self harm (DSH). The male sex (66.1%) and victims in the third decade of life (35.9%) predominated. More than two-thirds of the decedents were married. More fatalities were observed during the winter season (35.8%) and in the day time (62.2%). Dispair with life (61.9%) was the most common motive for FDSH. The majority of fatalities were due to poisoning (73.5%), where organophosphorous compounds topped the list (71.9%). About one-third of the victims survived for 18 to 24 hours after DSH.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	69-73
Number of pages	5
Journal	Medicine, Science and the Law
Volume	47
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1258/rsmmsl.47.1.69
Publication status	Published - 01-01-2007

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