True of the given attitude:
Correct Answer: Flexion at hip and knee
Description: The above image shows PUGILISTIC ATTITUDE* Also known as (boxing, fencing or defense attitude/ heat stiffening) Mechanism: Due to coagulation of muscle protein. Attitude: - The legs are flexed at the hips and knees, - The arms are flexed at the elbows and held out in front of the body and - The fingers are hooked like claws (like a boxer) * It occurs irrespective of whether the person was alive or dead at the time of burning, therefore present in both antemoem and postmoem burn cases
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