Abstract

WHO states, globally more than three million of acute poisoning cases with 2, 20,000 deaths occur annually. (WHO1999). ¡ It has been estimated that, in India five to six persons per lakh of population die due to acute poisoning every year. (Narayana Reddy, 2010). ¡ Poisoning is the fourth common cause of mortality in India. (Unikrishnan et al., 2005) ¡ According to various studies organophosphate forms the commonest poisoning agent1 . ¡ Mortality in organophosphorus is 18to20%