False about defence attitude: (A) Contraction of paraspinal muscles causes opisthotonus, (B) Also called as fencing attitude, (C) Occurs only in antemoem burns, (D) Occurs due to coagulation of proteins
Answer is C. DEFENCE ATTITUDE (PUGLISTIC ATTITUDE) IS PRESENT IN BOTH ANTEMOEM AND POSTMOEM FINDINGS. Pugilistic Attitude (boxing, fencing or defence attitude): This stiffening is due to the coagulation of proteins of the muscles. Contraction of paraspinal muscles causes opisthotonus This is one of the condition simulating rigor mois It does not tells anything about the fact that whether the victim was alive or dead at the time of burning . present in both antemoem as well as postmoem burns.