ABMDI EXAM | ABMDI ACTUAL PRACTICE
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Who was jurisdiction for cases offshore?
Jurisdiction typically goes to county of first landfall
All physicians or other persons should report the following immediately
(All of our usual criteria AND)
- No physician has attended the decd within 30 hr proceeding death
- Physician refuses to sign DC
What are some agencies you may need to notify of a death?
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB-commercial planes) and Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA-non commercial planes), OSHA (job related), CPS
(children), Sudden Infant Death Center (SIDS cases)
What demographic data should be reported for the decd?
(Our usual criteria AND)
- Maiden name
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- SSN
- Employment hx and all details
What death event data is important to gather?
Location, date, and time of any injury that occurred to the decd
When releasing critical data what should the inv do?
- any information that is not verified the person should be informed it is not verified
- All information released by the investigator needs to documented as to who
received it, and date and time the information was supplied
The investigator should make an exhaustive attempt to recover ______________
from ED blood and urine samples
Before proceeding with donation of organs the next of kin must
give permission for the recovery of organs Per book, NOK
succession includes spouse (reportedly can include separated),
adult child, parents, adult siblings, grandparents, and legal
guardian of the decd
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Following organs can be taken from brain dead (respirator dependent) individuals:
heart, lung, liver, bone marrow, kidneys, and pancreas
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In addition to what you would usually ask a PCP regarding a decd, what else
should you gather?
- What conditions was the physician treating the patient for
- What meds were prescribed for this person - What was the reason for the last visit?
Following organs can be taken from individuals with cardiac death:
corneas, skin, middle ears, bone, heart valves, and tendons
Eyes must be removed within
6 hours of death
Tissues can be procured usually up to
24 hours after death
True or false: The family of the donor does not have to pay the cost of organ
recovery True
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The death certificate contains three major sections:
cause and manner of death, demographic information, and the disposition of the
death certificate
Normally the certifier has __________ days to est. COD/MOD or issue a pending
death certificate
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What is the typical disposition of a DC?
- The certifier designates manner of earth by placing an 'x' in the appropriate box
In completing the DC, the certifier lists related diseases, injuries, and events on
sequential lines
- Immediate cause of death is placed on line 'A', with proximate causes following in
sequential order for up to four lines
- In the section called other significant conditions the certifier may designate things
that may have contributed to the death in some way, for ex: cig smoking
Anecephalic infant born
without brain