Postmortem hypostasis and Bruise

Forensic Medicine

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	PM hypostasis	Bruise
Site	Over the dependent parts	Anywhere over body
Margins	Clearly defined	ill defined (merge with surrounding)
Color	Uniform bluish purple	Varies colors (based on different age of bruise)
Subcutaneous tissue	Pale	Deep reddish-black