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ABMDI TEST FINAL EXAM NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
(100% CORRECT ANSWERS) /ALREADY GRADED A+
Medical examiner/coroner authority at a death scene comes from
A. the medical examiner official office policy manual.
B. the medical examiner/coroner office policy derived from state statutory
authority.
C. the medical examiner/coroner office policy derived from federal statutory
authority.
D. the coroner official office policy manual.
E. the county board of supervisors. - (answers)B. the medical examiner/coroner
office policy derived from state statutory authority.
When investigating a death, it is best to
A. work alone on the investigation.
B. not listen to others or ask questions.
C. use all available resources.
D. disregard how problems affect personnel.
E. assume control of the scene immediately upon arrival. - (answers)C. use all
available resources.
A good point to remember regarding report writing is that
A. good report writing is a skill that comes naturally; some have it, whereas others
will never have it.
B. information is of little use unless it is properly documented and communicated
to others.
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C. organization of the report is more important than the information contained in
the report.
D. abbreviations and acronyms are important "shortcuts" to good, efficient report
writing.
E. the more medical terminology the better. - (answers)B. information is of little
use unless it is properly documented and communicated to others.
If you are called to a hospital's emergency department to begin the medicolegal
death investigation of a death caused by a firearm, the medicolegal "scene" is
A. the emergency department.
B. the emergency department and any part of the hospital leading from the street to
the room.
C. the whole hospital.
D. any location the decedent may have been prior to death.
E. any location the decedent may have been within the past 24 hours. -
(answers)A. the emergency department.
State systems, or states with a "State Medical Examiner" typically investigate
A. all deaths that occur within their national "region" (i.e., southwestern,
northeastern, etc.)
B. all deaths that occur within their state.
C. all deaths within their state that fall under statute.
D. all deaths within their county.
E. all deaths that occur on federal property within the state. - (answers)C. all
deaths within their state that fall under statute.
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You work as an investigator for the medical examiner's office. The local high
school sociology teacher has invited you to give a presentation on "medicolegal
death investigation." Which ONE of the following topics would be MOST
appropriate?
A. "Autoerotic Deaths"
B. "Suicide by Police"
C. "Animal Deaths"
D. "The Role of the Medical Examiner"
E. "Turf Wars - Medical Examiner Investigators vs. Law Enforcement" -
(answers)D. "The Role of the Medical Examiner"
Proper distribution and use of investigative reports include all of the following
EXCEPT which ONE?
A. preparing cases for court.
B. keeping other involved parties informed.
C. anticipating future needs for information.
D. providing medical information to the news media.
E. helping a forensic pathologist determine the cause and manner of death. -
(answers)D. providing medical information to the news media.
A recent infant death you investigated has been termed a SIDS death on the
preliminary autopsy report. You, as the investigator, must contact
A. the police chaplain who will relay the findings to the family.
B. the local SIDS Center and the local police agency.
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C. the local police agency; wait on calling the SIDS center until the cause of death
has been finalized.
D. child protection services.
E. the district attorney's office. - (answers)B. the local SIDS Center and the local
police agency.
When one is writing descriptive information about a death scene, the name,
address, and telephone number of the decedent are all part of the _____________
to be included in the case file.
A. family history information
B. chronological data
C. demographic information
D. medical data
E. graphic information - (answers)C. demographic information
The public information officer (PIO) for your jurisdiction requests information
regarding an investigation for exclusive release. The investigator should
A. advise the PIO of office policy and decline to provide information that would
not otherwise be provided to other news agencies.
B. provide the information because the PIO understands your departmental policies
and is usually fair in releasing information to all news outlets.
C. advise the PIO of the information with added request that the information not be
released until a later specified date.
D. decline to provide information stating that the office will make its own news
release at a later time.
ABMDI TEST FINAL EXAM NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
(100% CORRECT ANSWERS) /ALREADY GRADED A+
Medical examiner/coroner authority at a death scene comes from
A. the medical examiner official office policy manual.
B. the medical examiner/coroner office policy derived from state statutory
authority.
C. the medical examiner/coroner office policy derived from federal statutory
authority.
D. the coroner official office policy manual.
E. the county board of supervisors. - (answers)B. the medical examiner/coroner
office policy derived from state statutory authority.
When investigating a death, it is best to
A. work alone on the investigation.
B. not listen to others or ask questions.
C. use all available resources.
D. disregard how problems affect personnel.
E. assume control of the scene immediately upon arrival. - (answers)C. use all
available resources.
A good point to remember regarding report writing is that
A. good report writing is a skill that comes naturally; some have it, whereas others
will never have it.
B. information is of little use unless it is properly documented and communicated
to others.
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C. organization of the report is more important than the information contained in
the report.
D. abbreviations and acronyms are important "shortcuts" to good, efficient report
writing.
E. the more medical terminology the better. - (answers)B. information is of little
use unless it is properly documented and communicated to others.
If you are called to a hospital's emergency department to begin the medicolegal
death investigation of a death caused by a firearm, the medicolegal "scene" is
A. the emergency department.
B. the emergency department and any part of the hospital leading from the street to
the room.
C. the whole hospital.
D. any location the decedent may have been prior to death.
E. any location the decedent may have been within the past 24 hours. -
(answers)A. the emergency department.
State systems, or states with a "State Medical Examiner" typically investigate
A. all deaths that occur within their national "region" (i.e., southwestern,
northeastern, etc.)
B. all deaths that occur within their state.
C. all deaths within their state that fall under statute.
D. all deaths within their county.
E. all deaths that occur on federal property within the state. - (answers)C. all
deaths within their state that fall under statute.
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You work as an investigator for the medical examiner's office. The local high
school sociology teacher has invited you to give a presentation on "medicolegal
death investigation." Which ONE of the following topics would be MOST
appropriate?
A. "Autoerotic Deaths"
B. "Suicide by Police"
C. "Animal Deaths"
D. "The Role of the Medical Examiner"
E. "Turf Wars - Medical Examiner Investigators vs. Law Enforcement" -
(answers)D. "The Role of the Medical Examiner"
Proper distribution and use of investigative reports include all of the following
EXCEPT which ONE?
A. preparing cases for court.
B. keeping other involved parties informed.
C. anticipating future needs for information.
D. providing medical information to the news media.
E. helping a forensic pathologist determine the cause and manner of death. -
(answers)D. providing medical information to the news media.
A recent infant death you investigated has been termed a SIDS death on the
preliminary autopsy report. You, as the investigator, must contact
A. the police chaplain who will relay the findings to the family.
B. the local SIDS Center and the local police agency.
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C. the local police agency; wait on calling the SIDS center until the cause of death
has been finalized.
D. child protection services.
E. the district attorney's office. - (answers)B. the local SIDS Center and the local
police agency.
When one is writing descriptive information about a death scene, the name,
address, and telephone number of the decedent are all part of the _____________
to be included in the case file.
A. family history information
B. chronological data
C. demographic information
D. medical data
E. graphic information - (answers)C. demographic information
The public information officer (PIO) for your jurisdiction requests information
regarding an investigation for exclusive release. The investigator should
A. advise the PIO of office policy and decline to provide information that would
not otherwise be provided to other news agencies.
B. provide the information because the PIO understands your departmental policies
and is usually fair in releasing information to all news outlets.
C. advise the PIO of the information with added request that the information not be
released until a later specified date.
D. decline to provide information stating that the office will make its own news
release at a later time.
