ABMDI-MCOME ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS)
Authorizations to conduct a medicolegal autopsy must be provided
by:
A. the decedent's NOK
B. the coroner or medical examiner when jurisdiction is established
C. a will or other document signed before death
D. the treating physician
E. all of the above -
correct answer ✅B. the coroner or medical examiner when
jurisdiction is established.
A previously health 4 month old infant is found unresponsive in his
crib at home. He is rushed to the a hospital, where he is maintained
on a respirator for 35 hours before being declared dead. No
external trauma or disease is noted by the treating physician.
A. the coroner is without jurisdiction because of hospitalizations
B. the coroner has jurisdiction because of the unexplained death of
an infant.
C. the coroner has jurisdiction because of length of hospitalization.
D. the absence of trauma precludes the coroner's having
jurisdiction
,ABMDI-MCOME ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS)
E. significant trauma will always be apparent on the surface of the
body. -
correct answer ✅B. the coroner has jurisdiction because of the
unexplained death of an infant
Your office is investigating a suspected SIDS death. You should
notify your statewide SIDS program within:
A. as soon as possible following the autopsy.
B. within 24 hours of the death
C. within 48 hours of the death
D. within 72 hours of the death
E. within one week of the death -
correct answer ✅A. as soon as possible following the autopsy
In general, which of the following are NOT normally considered for
organ/tissue procurement purposes?
A. liver and kidneys
B. long bones and pelvis
C. reproductive organs
D. heart valves
, ABMDI-MCOME ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS)
E. pancreas and skin -
correct answer ✅C. reproductive organs
Authorization for organ/tissue procurement is considered valid if:
A. a donor designation appears on the decedent's driver's license
B. a door card with the decedent's name is found in his/her wallet
or purse
C. an emergency room physician gives permission
D. the decedent's legal NOK or representative, has given consent
E. no legal NOK is located -
correct answer ✅D. the decedent's legal NOK or representative
has given consent.
The death investigator and a police officer arrive at the scene
within minutes of each other.
A. the police officer is in charge and directs the work
B. the death investigator is in charge and directs the work
C. the best approach is a "team" approach to performing the work
D. each has specific responsibilities to perform and they should not
interact.
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS)
Authorizations to conduct a medicolegal autopsy must be provided
by:
A. the decedent's NOK
B. the coroner or medical examiner when jurisdiction is established
C. a will or other document signed before death
D. the treating physician
E. all of the above -
correct answer ✅B. the coroner or medical examiner when
jurisdiction is established.
A previously health 4 month old infant is found unresponsive in his
crib at home. He is rushed to the a hospital, where he is maintained
on a respirator for 35 hours before being declared dead. No
external trauma or disease is noted by the treating physician.
A. the coroner is without jurisdiction because of hospitalizations
B. the coroner has jurisdiction because of the unexplained death of
an infant.
C. the coroner has jurisdiction because of length of hospitalization.
D. the absence of trauma precludes the coroner's having
jurisdiction
,ABMDI-MCOME ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS)
E. significant trauma will always be apparent on the surface of the
body. -
correct answer ✅B. the coroner has jurisdiction because of the
unexplained death of an infant
Your office is investigating a suspected SIDS death. You should
notify your statewide SIDS program within:
A. as soon as possible following the autopsy.
B. within 24 hours of the death
C. within 48 hours of the death
D. within 72 hours of the death
E. within one week of the death -
correct answer ✅A. as soon as possible following the autopsy
In general, which of the following are NOT normally considered for
organ/tissue procurement purposes?
A. liver and kidneys
B. long bones and pelvis
C. reproductive organs
D. heart valves
, ABMDI-MCOME ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS)
E. pancreas and skin -
correct answer ✅C. reproductive organs
Authorization for organ/tissue procurement is considered valid if:
A. a donor designation appears on the decedent's driver's license
B. a door card with the decedent's name is found in his/her wallet
or purse
C. an emergency room physician gives permission
D. the decedent's legal NOK or representative, has given consent
E. no legal NOK is located -
correct answer ✅D. the decedent's legal NOK or representative
has given consent.
The death investigator and a police officer arrive at the scene
within minutes of each other.
A. the police officer is in charge and directs the work
B. the death investigator is in charge and directs the work
C. the best approach is a "team" approach to performing the work
D. each has specific responsibilities to perform and they should not
interact.
