Question 1

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A forensic pathologist examining a burnt body finds pugilistic attitude, heat fractures of skull bones, and epidural hematoma. Evaluate the significance of these findings in determining whether burns occurred ante-mortem or post-mortem:

Accepted Answer

All findings can occur post-mortem and cannot definitively establish timing

Answer

All findings confirm ante-mortem burns

Answer

Only pugilistic attitude confirms ante-mortem burns

Answer

Only epidural hematoma suggests ante-mortem injury

Injuries and Their Significance — MCQs

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