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Official pronouncement of death can: - Be defermined by state statute and local customs. Authorization to conduct a medicolegal autopsy must be provided by: - The coroner or medical examiner when jurisdiction is established. A previously healthy 4 m.o. Infant is found unresponsive in his crib at home. He is rushed to the hospital, where he is maintained on the respirator for 26 hrs before being declared dead. No external trauma or disease is noted by the treating physician. - The coroner has jurisdiction bcuz of the unexplained death of an infant. Your office is investigating a suspected SIDS death. You should notify your statewide SIDS program within: - As soon as possible following the autopsy. In general, which of the following are NOT normally considered for organ/tissue procurement purposes? - Reproductive organs Authorization for organ/tissue procurement is considered valid if: - The decedents legal next of kin or representitive has given consent. Brain death: - Final cessation of activity in the central nervous system, as indicated by a flat electroencephalogram (EEG) or absence of cerebral blood flow for a predetermined period of time. Anencephalic: - An infant born without a brain. Jurisdiction: - The power or authority a court or office has over individuals or trauma. The death investigator and a police investigator arrive at the scene within minutes of each other: - The best approach is a "team" approach to performing the work.