ABMDI Practice Test Questions ( 2026)
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Medical examiner/coroner authority at a death scene comes from - The medical
examiner/coroner office policy derived from state statutory authority.
When investigating a death, it is best to - Use all available resources.
A good point to remember regarding report writing is that - 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 - The emergency room
State systems, or states with a "State Medical Examiner" typically investigate - All deaths within
their state that fall under statute.
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? - The Role of the Medical Examiner
Proper distribution and use of investigative reports include all of the following EXCEPT which
ONE? - 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 - 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. - Demographic information
The public information officer (PIO) for your jurisdiction requests information regarding an
investigation for exclusive release. The investigator should - Advise the PIO of office policy and
decline to provide information that would not otherwise be provided to other news agencies.
A funeral director contacts you concerning the death of a local physician's spouse. Upon
discovering her dead, the physician called the funeral director and requested that the body be
immediately removed to the funeral home. You should do all of the following EXCEPT - Inquire
whether the physician had marital problems.
A businesswoman from out of town is found dead in her motel room, the victim of apparent
homicidal violence. Personal items in the room reveal she is married and lives in an adjoining
state. In order to notify her next-of-kin, the investigator should - Contact the law enforcement
agency in the husband's jurisdiction. Ask them to send a police officer(s) to the husband's
residence and inform him of the death. Request that the officer(s) remain at the residence and
direct the husband to call the investigator's office at that time.
The medicolegal death investigator and a police officer arrive at a death scene within minutes of
each other. - The best approach is a "team" approach to performing the work.
Obtaining information regarding the decedent's medical history is a priority. When discussing
this history with family members, which of the following is least important to consider? - Avoid
questions that may embarrass the family.
If the deceased is decomposed, mutilated, or burned beyond recognition and the family insists,
for religious or cultural reasons, on viewing the body, the investigator should - Prepare the
family before viewing with a verbal explanation and possibly photographs of the remains.
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Medical examiner/coroner authority at a death scene comes from - The medical
examiner/coroner office policy derived from state statutory authority.
When investigating a death, it is best to - Use all available resources.
A good point to remember regarding report writing is that - 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 - The emergency room
State systems, or states with a "State Medical Examiner" typically investigate - All deaths within
their state that fall under statute.
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? - The Role of the Medical Examiner
Proper distribution and use of investigative reports include all of the following EXCEPT which
ONE? - 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 - 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. - Demographic information
The public information officer (PIO) for your jurisdiction requests information regarding an
investigation for exclusive release. The investigator should - Advise the PIO of office policy and
decline to provide information that would not otherwise be provided to other news agencies.
A funeral director contacts you concerning the death of a local physician's spouse. Upon
discovering her dead, the physician called the funeral director and requested that the body be
immediately removed to the funeral home. You should do all of the following EXCEPT - Inquire
whether the physician had marital problems.
A businesswoman from out of town is found dead in her motel room, the victim of apparent
homicidal violence. Personal items in the room reveal she is married and lives in an adjoining
state. In order to notify her next-of-kin, the investigator should - Contact the law enforcement
agency in the husband's jurisdiction. Ask them to send a police officer(s) to the husband's
residence and inform him of the death. Request that the officer(s) remain at the residence and
direct the husband to call the investigator's office at that time.
The medicolegal death investigator and a police officer arrive at a death scene within minutes of
each other. - The best approach is a "team" approach to performing the work.
Obtaining information regarding the decedent's medical history is a priority. When discussing
this history with family members, which of the following is least important to consider? - Avoid
questions that may embarrass the family.
If the deceased is decomposed, mutilated, or burned beyond recognition and the family insists,
for religious or cultural reasons, on viewing the body, the investigator should - Prepare the
family before viewing with a verbal explanation and possibly photographs of the remains.
