নেত্রকোণা মেডিকেল কলেজ, নেত্রকোণা

General aspects of poisoning:

 Forensic Toxicology. Legal provisions related to Poisons & poisoning.

 General aspect of toxicology.  Poisons. Classification of poisons.  Factors modifying the action of poison.  Antidote.  Principles of Management of acute & chronic poisoning.  Prevention of domestic poison & therapeutic poison.

Specific Poisoning:  Corrosive poisons: strong acids and alkalis.  Acetaminophen (paracetamol) poisoning.  Metallic poisons: Lead, Arsenic, Copper and Mercury.  Delirients: Dhatura, Cannabis.  Somniferous agents: Opium and its derivatives;Hypnotics- Barbiturate.  Inebriates: Alcohol, methyl alcohol.  Petroleum product: Kerosene oil.  Gaseous poisons: Carbon monoxide, Chlorine,CO2,Cooking gas (methane).  Insecticides: Organo-phosphorus comp (OPC) and chloro-compound.  Snake Bite.  Drug dependence and drug abuse. Doping.  Food poisoning.  Potka fish(Puffer fish)

Additional:  Spinal poison; Cardiac poison; cocaine;  Organic irritant:ricinuscommunis; ergot;arbusprecatorius; calatropis;cathraides; scorpion.  Clinical toxicology; Environmental toxicology; Occupational toxicology; Analytic toxicology