Basu et al 11 in the study of Epidemiological aspects of acute
childhood poisoning among patients attending a hospital
National Medical College Kolkata revealed 3.6% of total
paediatric admissions were due to poisoning. Majority of the
cases included oral/chemical poisoning. Kerosene was the
commonest among all poisoning. Most of the cases were
accidental.
In this study only one event of electrical shock was reported
in urban slum to a girl. No death was reported due to electric
shock.
Brokenshire et al 12 in their study on Deaths from electricity
recorded 95 fatalities from electrical injuries. 89 were
accidental, 4 were suicides and 2 occurred during autoerotic
electrical stimulation. 49 of the accidental fatalities occurred
at work, 28 in the home and 12 in the course of outside
recreational activities. Nine fatalities involved children
under the age of five years who contacted inadequately
protected wires.