Subjects
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Details
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Name of the
Department
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Objectives
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1.
To reduce morbidity and mortality from toxic exposures.
2.
To prevent poisoning through toxicovigilance
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Functions of
the Department
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Established
in the year 1993 with technical collaboration of IPCS/WHO, the
Poison Information Centre provides toxicological information
and consultation in acute poisoning other
activities of the centre includes :
1.
Laboratory support in the acute poisoning cases
2.
Research
3.
Teaching and training
4.
Publication of information cards
5.
Toxicovigilance
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Details of
Scientific and Technical Staff
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| Name |
Designation |
Email |
| Dr.Aruna Dewan, |
Dy.Director
(Sr. Grade)
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dewanaruna@yahoo.com
adewan@nioh.org |
| Mr.Ashwinkumar B.
Patel |
Sr.Research
Officer
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| Mrs. Ketki S.
Shah |
Technical
Assistant
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| Mr.
Ashvinkumar A. Pandya |
Technical
Assistant
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| Miss
G.B.Jingar, |
Technical
Assistant
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| Mrs. Smita K.
Patel |
Lab
Technician |
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| Shri
B.S.Solanki |
Lab Attendant
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Laboratory
facilities and Instruments
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1.Besides
the basic laboratory equipments like analytical balance,
chemistry analyzer, deep freeze, etc., the laboratory also
possesses the laboratory equipments like
HPTLC, Desaga, Germany;
UV-Visible
spectrophotometer,
Cary-100, Varian, Australia;
Table Top cold
centrifuge, Hettich 32
R, Germany.
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Ongoing
Projects
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1. Pesticides poisoning database
2.Hazardous processes and chemicals-Database generation
documentation and information dissemination
3.Environmental epidemiological study related to aerial
spray on Endosulfan on cashewnut plantation in Kasargod
Distrct of North Kerala.
4. Cholinesterase and paraoxonase patterns in
organophosphate (OP)
poisoning.
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Important
Projects Completed
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Investigation
of mass poisoning due to endosulfan at Jabalpur
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International
Programme (If any)
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Global
Pesticide Poisoning database
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Publication
and Research Reports
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Future
Programmes
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Pesticide
exposures in farm workers- Phase I – Chili cultivators of
Gujarat
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Miscellaneous
information
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-Nil
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