ABMDI PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS
Medicalnbexaminer/coronernbauthoritynbatnbanbdeathnbscenenbcomesnbfromnb-nbanswer--
Thenbmedicalnbexaminer/
coronernbofficenbpolicynbderivednbfromnbstatenbstatutorynbauthority.
Whennbinvestigatingnbanbdeath,nbitnbisnbbestnbtonb-nbanswer--
Usenballnbavailablenbresources.
Anbgoodnbpointnbtonbremembernbregardingnbreportnbwritingnbisnbthatnb-nbanswer--
Informationnbisnbofnblittlenbusenbunlessnbitnbisnbproperlynbdocumentednbandnbcommunicated
nbtonbothers.
Ifnbyounbarenbcallednbtonbanbhospital'snbemergencynbdepartmentnbtonbbeginnbthenbmedicole
galnbdeathnbinvestigationnbofnbanbdeathnbcausednbbynbanbfirearm,nbthenbmedicolegalnb"scen
e"nbisnb-nbanswer--Thenbemergencynbroom
Statenbsystems,nbornbstatesnbwithnbanb"StatenbMedicalnbExaminer"nbtypicallynbinvestigatenb
-nbanswer--Allnbdeathsnbwithinnbtheirnbstatenbthatnbfallnbundernbstatute.
Younbworknbasnbannbinvestigatornbfornbthenbmedicalnbexaminer'snboffice.nbThenblocalnbhighnb
schoolnbsociologynbteachernbhasnbinvitednbyounbtonbgivenbanbpresentationnbonnb"medicoleg
alnbdeathnbinvestigation."nbWhichnbONEnbofnbthenbfollowingnbtopicsnbwouldnbbenbMOSTnbap
propriate?nb-nbanswer--ThenbRolenbofnbthenbMedicalnbExaminer
Propernbdistributionnbandnbusenbofnbinvestigativenbreportsnbincludenballnbofnbthenbfollowingnb
EXCEPTnbwhichnbONE?nb-nbanswer--
Providingnbmedicalnbinformationnbtonbthenbnewsnbmedia.
AnbrecentnbinfantnbdeathnbyounbinvestigatednbhasnbbeennbtermednbanbSIDSnbdeathnbonnbthe
nbpreliminarynbautopsynbreport.nbYou,nbasnbthenbinvestigator,nbmustnbcontactnb-nbanswer--
ThenblocalnbSIDSnbCenternbandnbthenblocalnbpolicenbagency.
Whennbonenbisnbwritingnbdescriptivenbinformationnbaboutnbanbdeathnbscene,nbthenbname,nba
ddress,nbandnbtelephonenbnumbernbofnbthenbdecedentnbarenballnbpartnbofnbthenb_________
____nbtonbbenbincludednbinnbthenbcasenbfile.nb-nbanswer--Demographicnbinformation
Thenbpublicnbinformationnbofficernb(PIO)nbfornbyournbjurisdictionnbrequestsnbinformationnbre
gardingnbannbinvestigationnbfornbexclusivenbrelease.nbThenbinvestigatornbshouldnb-
nbanswer--
AdvisenbthenbPIOnbofnbofficenbpolicynbandnbdeclinenbtonbprovidenbinformationnbthatnbwouldnb
notnbotherwisenbbenbprovidednbtonbothernbnewsnbagencies.
Anbfuneralnbdirectornbcontactsnbyounbconcerningnbthenbdeathnbofnbanblocalnbphysician'snbsp
ouse.nbUponnbdiscoveringnbhernbdead,nbthenbphysiciannbcallednbthenbfuneralnbdirectornband
nbrequestednbthatnbthenbbodynbbenbimmediatelynbremovednbtonbthenbfuneralnbhome.nbYounbs
, houldnbdonballnbofnbthenbfollowingnbEXCEPTnb-nbanswer--
Inquirenbwhethernbthenbphysiciannbhadnbmaritalnbproblems.
Anbbusinesswomannbfromnboutnbofnbtownnbisnbfoundnbdeadnbinnbhernbmotelnbroom,nbthenbvict
imnbofnbapparentnbhomicidalnbviolence.nbPersonalnbitemsnbinnbthenbroomnbrevealnbshenbisnb
marriednbandnblivesnbinnbannbadjoiningnbstate.nbInnbordernbtonbnotifynbhernbnext-of-
kin,nbthenbinvestigatornbshouldnb-nbanswer--
Contactnbthenblawnbenforcementnbagencynbinnbthenbhusband'snbjurisdiction.nbAsknbthemnbt
onbsendnbanbpolicenbofficer(s)nbtonbthenbhusband'snbresidencenbandnbinformnbhimnbofnbthenbd
eath.nbRequestnbthatnbthenbofficer(s)nbremainnbatnbthenbresidencenbandnbdirectnbthenbhusba
ndnbtonbcallnbthenbinvestigator'snbofficenbatnbthatnbtime.
Thenbmedicolegalnbdeathnbinvestigatornbandnbanbpolicenbofficernbarrivenbatnbanbdeathnbscen
enbwithinnbminutesnbofnbeachnbother.nb-nbanswer--
Thenbbestnbapproachnbisnbanb"team"nbapproachnbtonbperformingnbthenbwork.
Obtainingnbinformationnbregardingnbthenbdecedent'snbmedicalnbhistorynbisnbanbpriority.nbW
hennbdiscussingnbthisnbhistorynbwithnbfamilynbmembers,nbwhichnbofnbthenbfollowingnbisnbleas
tnbimportantnbtonbconsider?nb-nbanswer--
Avoidnbquestionsnbthatnbmaynbembarrassnbthenbfamily.
Ifnbthenbdeceasednbisnbdecomposed,nbmutilated,nbornbburnednbbeyondnbrecognitionnbandnbt
henbfamilynbinsists,nbfornbreligiousnbornbculturalnbreasons,nbonnbviewingnbthenbbody,nbthenbin
vestigatornbshouldnb-nbanswer--
Preparenbthenbfamilynbbeforenbviewingnbwithnbanbverbalnbexplanationnbandnbpossiblynbphot
ographsnbofnbthenbremains.
ThenbpracticenbofnbnotnballowingnbtransportnbofnbanbbodynbfromnbsunsetnbFridaynbtonbsunsetn
bSaturdaynbisnbassociatednbwithnbwhichnbONEnbofnbthenbfollowingnbreligiousnbbeliefs?nb-
nbanswer--Judaism
Thenbpathologistnbhasnbidentifiednbthenbcausenbofnbdeathnbofnbanb62-year-
oldnbmalenbasnbacutenbmyocardialnbinfarction.nbThenbvictim'snbspousenbcallsnbyounbtwonbda
ysnbafternbyournbscenenbinvestigationnbtonbrequestnbthenbresultsnbofnbthenbautopsy.nbYounbs
houldnb-nbanswer--Interpretnbthenbpathologist'snbfindingsnb(heartnbattack)nbtonbher.
Whennbinvestigatingnbanbhomicidenbyounbdiscovernbthenbvictimnbandnbsurvivingnbfamilynbm
embersnbarenbofnbthenborthodoxnbJewishnbfaith.nbBecausenbofnbtheirnbreligiousnbbeliefs,nbth
enbfamilynbobjectsnbtonbannbautopsynbbeingnbperformed.nbWhichnbofnbthenbfollowingnbwouldn
bbenbthenbbestnbrecommendednbprocedurenbtonbfollow?nb-nbanswer--
Counselnbthenbfamily.nbExplainnbthenbcircumstancesnbsurroundingnbthenbinvestigationnban
dnbwhynbthenbautopsynbmustnbbenbperformednb(criminalnbprosecution,nbetc.)
Thenbintensivenbcarenbunitnbnursenbcallsnbtonbreportnbthenbdeathnbofnbanbmalenbwhonbdiednbaf
ternbbeingnbfoundnbunconsciousnbatnbhisnbresidence;nbmultiplenbemptynbprescriptionnbmedi
cationnbcontainersnbwerenbfoundnbnearby.nbThenbMOSTnbimportantnbevidencenbtonbretainnb
fromnbthenbhospitalnbwouldnbbenbthenb-nbanswer--Admissionnbbloodnbspecimens
Thenbscenenbsketchnbisnbimportantnbbecausenbitnb-nbanswer--
Combinesnbthenbbestnbofnbphotographynbandnbscenenbnotes
Medicalnbexaminer/coronernbauthoritynbatnbanbdeathnbscenenbcomesnbfromnb-nbanswer--
Thenbmedicalnbexaminer/
coronernbofficenbpolicynbderivednbfromnbstatenbstatutorynbauthority.
Whennbinvestigatingnbanbdeath,nbitnbisnbbestnbtonb-nbanswer--
Usenballnbavailablenbresources.
Anbgoodnbpointnbtonbremembernbregardingnbreportnbwritingnbisnbthatnb-nbanswer--
Informationnbisnbofnblittlenbusenbunlessnbitnbisnbproperlynbdocumentednbandnbcommunicated
nbtonbothers.
Ifnbyounbarenbcallednbtonbanbhospital'snbemergencynbdepartmentnbtonbbeginnbthenbmedicole
galnbdeathnbinvestigationnbofnbanbdeathnbcausednbbynbanbfirearm,nbthenbmedicolegalnb"scen
e"nbisnb-nbanswer--Thenbemergencynbroom
Statenbsystems,nbornbstatesnbwithnbanb"StatenbMedicalnbExaminer"nbtypicallynbinvestigatenb
-nbanswer--Allnbdeathsnbwithinnbtheirnbstatenbthatnbfallnbundernbstatute.
Younbworknbasnbannbinvestigatornbfornbthenbmedicalnbexaminer'snboffice.nbThenblocalnbhighnb
schoolnbsociologynbteachernbhasnbinvitednbyounbtonbgivenbanbpresentationnbonnb"medicoleg
alnbdeathnbinvestigation."nbWhichnbONEnbofnbthenbfollowingnbtopicsnbwouldnbbenbMOSTnbap
propriate?nb-nbanswer--ThenbRolenbofnbthenbMedicalnbExaminer
Propernbdistributionnbandnbusenbofnbinvestigativenbreportsnbincludenballnbofnbthenbfollowingnb
EXCEPTnbwhichnbONE?nb-nbanswer--
Providingnbmedicalnbinformationnbtonbthenbnewsnbmedia.
AnbrecentnbinfantnbdeathnbyounbinvestigatednbhasnbbeennbtermednbanbSIDSnbdeathnbonnbthe
nbpreliminarynbautopsynbreport.nbYou,nbasnbthenbinvestigator,nbmustnbcontactnb-nbanswer--
ThenblocalnbSIDSnbCenternbandnbthenblocalnbpolicenbagency.
Whennbonenbisnbwritingnbdescriptivenbinformationnbaboutnbanbdeathnbscene,nbthenbname,nba
ddress,nbandnbtelephonenbnumbernbofnbthenbdecedentnbarenballnbpartnbofnbthenb_________
____nbtonbbenbincludednbinnbthenbcasenbfile.nb-nbanswer--Demographicnbinformation
Thenbpublicnbinformationnbofficernb(PIO)nbfornbyournbjurisdictionnbrequestsnbinformationnbre
gardingnbannbinvestigationnbfornbexclusivenbrelease.nbThenbinvestigatornbshouldnb-
nbanswer--
AdvisenbthenbPIOnbofnbofficenbpolicynbandnbdeclinenbtonbprovidenbinformationnbthatnbwouldnb
notnbotherwisenbbenbprovidednbtonbothernbnewsnbagencies.
Anbfuneralnbdirectornbcontactsnbyounbconcerningnbthenbdeathnbofnbanblocalnbphysician'snbsp
ouse.nbUponnbdiscoveringnbhernbdead,nbthenbphysiciannbcallednbthenbfuneralnbdirectornband
nbrequestednbthatnbthenbbodynbbenbimmediatelynbremovednbtonbthenbfuneralnbhome.nbYounbs
, houldnbdonballnbofnbthenbfollowingnbEXCEPTnb-nbanswer--
Inquirenbwhethernbthenbphysiciannbhadnbmaritalnbproblems.
Anbbusinesswomannbfromnboutnbofnbtownnbisnbfoundnbdeadnbinnbhernbmotelnbroom,nbthenbvict
imnbofnbapparentnbhomicidalnbviolence.nbPersonalnbitemsnbinnbthenbroomnbrevealnbshenbisnb
marriednbandnblivesnbinnbannbadjoiningnbstate.nbInnbordernbtonbnotifynbhernbnext-of-
kin,nbthenbinvestigatornbshouldnb-nbanswer--
Contactnbthenblawnbenforcementnbagencynbinnbthenbhusband'snbjurisdiction.nbAsknbthemnbt
onbsendnbanbpolicenbofficer(s)nbtonbthenbhusband'snbresidencenbandnbinformnbhimnbofnbthenbd
eath.nbRequestnbthatnbthenbofficer(s)nbremainnbatnbthenbresidencenbandnbdirectnbthenbhusba
ndnbtonbcallnbthenbinvestigator'snbofficenbatnbthatnbtime.
Thenbmedicolegalnbdeathnbinvestigatornbandnbanbpolicenbofficernbarrivenbatnbanbdeathnbscen
enbwithinnbminutesnbofnbeachnbother.nb-nbanswer--
Thenbbestnbapproachnbisnbanb"team"nbapproachnbtonbperformingnbthenbwork.
Obtainingnbinformationnbregardingnbthenbdecedent'snbmedicalnbhistorynbisnbanbpriority.nbW
hennbdiscussingnbthisnbhistorynbwithnbfamilynbmembers,nbwhichnbofnbthenbfollowingnbisnbleas
tnbimportantnbtonbconsider?nb-nbanswer--
Avoidnbquestionsnbthatnbmaynbembarrassnbthenbfamily.
Ifnbthenbdeceasednbisnbdecomposed,nbmutilated,nbornbburnednbbeyondnbrecognitionnbandnbt
henbfamilynbinsists,nbfornbreligiousnbornbculturalnbreasons,nbonnbviewingnbthenbbody,nbthenbin
vestigatornbshouldnb-nbanswer--
Preparenbthenbfamilynbbeforenbviewingnbwithnbanbverbalnbexplanationnbandnbpossiblynbphot
ographsnbofnbthenbremains.
ThenbpracticenbofnbnotnballowingnbtransportnbofnbanbbodynbfromnbsunsetnbFridaynbtonbsunsetn
bSaturdaynbisnbassociatednbwithnbwhichnbONEnbofnbthenbfollowingnbreligiousnbbeliefs?nb-
nbanswer--Judaism
Thenbpathologistnbhasnbidentifiednbthenbcausenbofnbdeathnbofnbanb62-year-
oldnbmalenbasnbacutenbmyocardialnbinfarction.nbThenbvictim'snbspousenbcallsnbyounbtwonbda
ysnbafternbyournbscenenbinvestigationnbtonbrequestnbthenbresultsnbofnbthenbautopsy.nbYounbs
houldnb-nbanswer--Interpretnbthenbpathologist'snbfindingsnb(heartnbattack)nbtonbher.
Whennbinvestigatingnbanbhomicidenbyounbdiscovernbthenbvictimnbandnbsurvivingnbfamilynbm
embersnbarenbofnbthenborthodoxnbJewishnbfaith.nbBecausenbofnbtheirnbreligiousnbbeliefs,nbth
enbfamilynbobjectsnbtonbannbautopsynbbeingnbperformed.nbWhichnbofnbthenbfollowingnbwouldn
bbenbthenbbestnbrecommendednbprocedurenbtonbfollow?nb-nbanswer--
Counselnbthenbfamily.nbExplainnbthenbcircumstancesnbsurroundingnbthenbinvestigationnban
dnbwhynbthenbautopsynbmustnbbenbperformednb(criminalnbprosecution,nbetc.)
Thenbintensivenbcarenbunitnbnursenbcallsnbtonbreportnbthenbdeathnbofnbanbmalenbwhonbdiednbaf
ternbbeingnbfoundnbunconsciousnbatnbhisnbresidence;nbmultiplenbemptynbprescriptionnbmedi
cationnbcontainersnbwerenbfoundnbnearby.nbThenbMOSTnbimportantnbevidencenbtonbretainnb
fromnbthenbhospitalnbwouldnbbenbthenb-nbanswer--Admissionnbbloodnbspecimens
Thenbscenenbsketchnbisnbimportantnbbecausenbitnb-nbanswer--
Combinesnbthenbbestnbofnbphotographynbandnbscenenbnotes