Prolonged exposure of extremities to cold sea water or cold trenches for many hours produces a condition called: (A) Frost bite, (B) Immersion foot, (C) Hypothermia, (D) Scalds
Answer is B. Prolonged exposure of extremities to cold sea water or cold trenches for many hours produce a condition known as trench foot or immersion foot as may be seen in shipwreck survivors or soldiers. Ref: TEXTBOOK OF FORENSIC MEDICINE AND TOXICOLOGY KRISHNAN VIJ FIFTH EDITION PAGE 172