Hypothermia

External signs of hypothermia

• indistinct, blurred margin of pink or brownish pinkish
• usually over the extensor surface of the knee,elbow and hip joint
• not in area where hypostasis might occur
• may have necrosis or blister
• may have frost bites
  

1. Pinkish margin occurs because in hypothermia, cells have a lesser degree of oxygen uptake, thus the pinkish margin id due to oxygenated blood that remains in the blood vessel

Internal signs of hypothermia

• gastric ulceration : blackish or brownish
• patches of fat necrosis
• haemorrhagic pancreatitis
• diffuse lung haemorrhage and pulmonary odema