Answers (From Book)
Officialspronouncementsofsdeathscan:
a.sBesaccomplishedsonlysbysasphysician
b.sBesaccomplishedsbysanysmedicalsprofessional
c.sBesaccomplishedsbysanysresponsiblesparty
d.sBesaccomplishedsbyson-dutyspolicesofficers
e.sBesdeterminedsbysstatesstatutesandslocalscustomss-sE
Authorizationstosconductsasmedicolegalsautopsysmustsbesprovidedsby:
a.sThesdecedent'ssnext-of-kin
b.sThescoronersorsmedicalsexaminerswhensjurisdictionsissestablished
c.sAswillsorsothersdocumentssignedsbeforesdeath
d.sThestreatingsphysician
e.sAllsofsthesaboves-sB
Aspreviouslyshealthysfour-month-
oldsinfantsissfoundsunresponsivesinshisscribsatshome.sHesissrushedstosashospital,swhereshesi
ssmaintainedsonsasrespiratorsfors26shourssbeforesbeingsdeclaredsdead.sNosexternalstraum
asorsdiseasesissnotedsbysthestreatingsphysician:
a.sThescoronersisswithoutsjurisdictionsbecausesofshospitalization
b.sThescoronershassjurisdictionsbecausesofsthesunexplainedsdeathsofsansinfant
c.sThescoronershassjurisdictionsbecausesofslengthsofshospitalization
d.sThesabsencesofstraumasprecludessthescoroner'sshavingsjurisdiction
e.sSignificantstraumaswillsalwayssbesapparentsonsthessurfacesofsthesbodys-sB
YoursofficesissinvestigatingsassuspectedsSIDSsdeath.sYousshouldsnotifysyoursstatewidesSI
DSsprogramswithin:
a.sAsssoonsasspossiblesfollowingsthesautopsy
b.sWithins24shourssofsthesdeath
c.sWithins48shourssofsthesdeath
d.sWithins72shourssofsthesdeath
e.sWithinsonesweeksofsthesdeaths-sA
Insgeneral,swhichsofsthesfollowingsaresNOTsnormallysconsideredsforsorgan/tissuesprocure
mentspurposes?:
a.sLiversandskidneys
b.sLongsbonessandspelvis
c.sReproductivesorgans
d.sHeartsvalves
e.sPancreassandsskins-sC
Authorizationsforsorgan/tissuesprocurementsissconsideredsvalidsif:
, a.sAsdonorsdesignationsappearssonsthesdecedent'ssdriversslicense
b.sAsdonorscardswithsthesdecedent'ssnamesissfoundsinshis/herswalletsorspurse
c.sAnsemergencysroomsphysiciansgivesspermission
d.sThesdecedent'sslegalsnext-of-kinsorsrepresentativeshassgivensconsent
e.sNoslegalsnext-of-kinscansbeslocateds-sD
Thesdeathsinvestigatorsandsaspolicesofficersarrivesatsthessceneswithinsminutessofseachsoth
er:
a.sThespolicesofficersissinschargesandsdirectsstheswork
b.sThesdeathsinvestigatorsissinschargesandsdirectsstheswork
c.sThesbestsapproachsissas"team"sapproachstosperformingstheswork
d.sEachshassspecificsresponsibilitiesstosperform,sandstheysshouldsnotsinteract
e.sWorkstogethersonlysifsnecessary;syousrepresentsdifferentsagenciess-sC
Insconstructingsasnarrativesreport,sthesmainsideasisstosrelate:
a.sYoursinvolvementsinsthescase
b.sThesmainsreasonsforsthesdeath
c.sAnsoverallsandsconcisesviewsofswhatshappened
d.sHowsthesdeceasedswassidentified
e.sBackgroundsinformationsregardingsthesconditionsofsthesbodys-sC
Choosesonesofsthesmostsimportantscommunicationsskillssforsgatheringsinformationsatsthess
cene:
a.sTalkstosallsneighbors
b.sListensandsactivelysstudyswitnesses
c.sWritesdownsyoursthoughts
d.sAvoidseyescontactswithssuspects
e.sNonesofsthesaboves-sB
Thespathologistsmustsbesalertedstosreligioussrequestssfromsthesfamily:
a.sBeforesthesvictim'ssbodysisstakensfromstheshospital
b.sAftersthesautopsy,sbeforesthesbodysisstakenstosthesfuneralshome
c.sOnlysifsthesreligionsrequiressit
d.sBeforesthesautopsysissperformed
e.sBeforesthesvictim'ssbodysisstakensfromsthesscenes-sD
Whenscommunicatingswithsthespathologist,sasgoodsinvestigatorsdistinguishessbetweensasr
equestsforsinformationsandsasrequestsforsansopinion.sWhichstypesissthesfollowingsquestion:s
"Whatstimeswassthesdeathspronounced?":
a.sRequestsforsansopinion
b.sRequestsforsinformation
c.sRequestsforsinformationsandsopinion
d.sRequestsforsassistance
e.sNonesofsthesaboves-sB