ABMDI REGISTRY 2 LATEST VERSIONS 2024 (VERSION A AND B) COMPLETE 400 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
The medical examiner/coroner's office legal authority derived is derived from __________ - (answer)
State and local laws
Who is responsible for assembling revised state statutes that a county jurisdiction must adhere to? -
(answer) Secretary of State
If a county contains a military facility, decisions on death investigations may be made by the
____________________ - (answer) Armed Forces Medical Examiner
Deaths on Indian reservations are investigated by the _____ - (answer) FBI
Who must be notified in the event of a commercial plane crash? - (answer) NTSB (National
Transportation Safety Board)
Who must be notified in the event of a noncommercial plane crash? - (answer) FAA (Federal Aviation
Administration)
Who must be notified of any job-related deaths? - (answer) OSHA
Family and Children's Protection Services are to be notified of any child death to... - (answer) Obtain
information as to previous referrals on the child's family
The Sudden Infant Death Center must be contacted after a _____ death has been properly identified -
(answer) SIDS
Case information should only be released to those persons who are authorized to receive the
information, which is determined by... - (answer) Individual office policy
After the death is certified, information on the death certificate is in the ________ ________ - (answer)
Public domain
,ABMDI REGISTRY 2 LATEST VERSIONS 2024 (VERSION A AND B) COMPLETE 400 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
How do child death review teams function? - (answer) As confidential, fact finding groups that
exchange detailed information from the ME/coroners among agencies
What is the goal of child death review teams? - (answer) To improve the management outcome and
prevention strategies in dealing with childhood deaths
Deaths under the jurisdiction of _____/_______ are the largest single source of organs and tissues that
can be legally donated by a decedents NOK - (answer) ME/coroner
___________ must be given by NOK before organs can be donated - (answer) Permission
A medical determination of _______ _______ is required before proceeding with donation - (answer)
Brain death
Death occurs when there is either cessation of _______ or _______ - (answer) Heart, brain function
The _______ determination of death in a medical setting is the official pronouncement time on the
death certificate - (answer) First
________ and ________ may be obtained in either type of death - (answer) Tissue, bone
Organs may be obtained only in cases in which ______ death occurs - (answer) Brain
What organs may be recovered for transplantation from brain dead (respirator dependent) individuals? -
(answer) Heart, lungs, liver, bone marrow, kidneys, pancreas
Following the initial organ recovery, what tissues may be removed from individuals with cardiac death
(off the respirator)? - (answer) Corneas, skin, middle ears, bone, heart valves, tendons
, ABMDI REGISTRY 2 LATEST VERSIONS 2024 (VERSION A AND B) COMPLETE 400 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
Eyes must be removed within ___ hours after death whereas the other tissues may be removed up to 24
hours after death - (answer) 6
When do ME/coroners refuse organ recovery? - (answer) In deaths of small children when there is
suspected abuse, SIDS, legally significant accidental deaths
In __________ and _________, donation is usually allowed - (answer) Natural deaths and common
accidents
What conditions would make someone ineligible for organ and or tissue donation? - (answer) AIDS,
sepsis, previous history of drug abuse, degenerative disease of bone and/or nerve, cancer, hepatitis,
dementia
What are the 3 major sections of the death certificate? - (answer) Cause and manner of death,
demographic information, and disposition of death certificate
How long does the certifier typically have to establish cause and manner of death or submit a pending
DC? - (answer) 5 to 7 days
Who is responsible for completing the demographic information (name, place of birth, place of death,
race, education, and name of spouse) on the DC? - (answer) The funeral director
Why is it important to complete and release the DC in a timely manner? - (answer) Delays may result in
the family's inability to receive funds, make insurance claims, transport the body, close bank accounts,
and get closure
Certification of the manner of death has great consequences for... - (answer) The decedents family,
institutions, and insurance companies
On the DC, where is the immediate cause of death placed? - (answer) On line A in Part I
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
The medical examiner/coroner's office legal authority derived is derived from __________ - (answer)
State and local laws
Who is responsible for assembling revised state statutes that a county jurisdiction must adhere to? -
(answer) Secretary of State
If a county contains a military facility, decisions on death investigations may be made by the
____________________ - (answer) Armed Forces Medical Examiner
Deaths on Indian reservations are investigated by the _____ - (answer) FBI
Who must be notified in the event of a commercial plane crash? - (answer) NTSB (National
Transportation Safety Board)
Who must be notified in the event of a noncommercial plane crash? - (answer) FAA (Federal Aviation
Administration)
Who must be notified of any job-related deaths? - (answer) OSHA
Family and Children's Protection Services are to be notified of any child death to... - (answer) Obtain
information as to previous referrals on the child's family
The Sudden Infant Death Center must be contacted after a _____ death has been properly identified -
(answer) SIDS
Case information should only be released to those persons who are authorized to receive the
information, which is determined by... - (answer) Individual office policy
After the death is certified, information on the death certificate is in the ________ ________ - (answer)
Public domain
,ABMDI REGISTRY 2 LATEST VERSIONS 2024 (VERSION A AND B) COMPLETE 400 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
How do child death review teams function? - (answer) As confidential, fact finding groups that
exchange detailed information from the ME/coroners among agencies
What is the goal of child death review teams? - (answer) To improve the management outcome and
prevention strategies in dealing with childhood deaths
Deaths under the jurisdiction of _____/_______ are the largest single source of organs and tissues that
can be legally donated by a decedents NOK - (answer) ME/coroner
___________ must be given by NOK before organs can be donated - (answer) Permission
A medical determination of _______ _______ is required before proceeding with donation - (answer)
Brain death
Death occurs when there is either cessation of _______ or _______ - (answer) Heart, brain function
The _______ determination of death in a medical setting is the official pronouncement time on the
death certificate - (answer) First
________ and ________ may be obtained in either type of death - (answer) Tissue, bone
Organs may be obtained only in cases in which ______ death occurs - (answer) Brain
What organs may be recovered for transplantation from brain dead (respirator dependent) individuals? -
(answer) Heart, lungs, liver, bone marrow, kidneys, pancreas
Following the initial organ recovery, what tissues may be removed from individuals with cardiac death
(off the respirator)? - (answer) Corneas, skin, middle ears, bone, heart valves, tendons
, ABMDI REGISTRY 2 LATEST VERSIONS 2024 (VERSION A AND B) COMPLETE 400 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
Eyes must be removed within ___ hours after death whereas the other tissues may be removed up to 24
hours after death - (answer) 6
When do ME/coroners refuse organ recovery? - (answer) In deaths of small children when there is
suspected abuse, SIDS, legally significant accidental deaths
In __________ and _________, donation is usually allowed - (answer) Natural deaths and common
accidents
What conditions would make someone ineligible for organ and or tissue donation? - (answer) AIDS,
sepsis, previous history of drug abuse, degenerative disease of bone and/or nerve, cancer, hepatitis,
dementia
What are the 3 major sections of the death certificate? - (answer) Cause and manner of death,
demographic information, and disposition of death certificate
How long does the certifier typically have to establish cause and manner of death or submit a pending
DC? - (answer) 5 to 7 days
Who is responsible for completing the demographic information (name, place of birth, place of death,
race, education, and name of spouse) on the DC? - (answer) The funeral director
Why is it important to complete and release the DC in a timely manner? - (answer) Delays may result in
the family's inability to receive funds, make insurance claims, transport the body, close bank accounts,
and get closure
Certification of the manner of death has great consequences for... - (answer) The decedents family,
institutions, and insurance companies
On the DC, where is the immediate cause of death placed? - (answer) On line A in Part I
