Bossier Parish Community College CJUS 294 MDI mid term ||
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The study of medicolegal death investigation is one that encompasses a number of other
disciplines. These include: correct answers social sciences
The two basic death investigation systems in the United States are: correct answers coroner and
medical examiner
What type of death investigation system does Louisiana have? correct answers coroner
Many different professionals and agencies make up the response to a death investigation. Besides
the medical examiner and coroner offices, others involved can include: correct answers initial
responding officer, EMS(ambulance), detectives from law enforcement agency
According to your textbook, _______________ and _______________ play a significant role on
the response of the medical examiner/coroner to death scenes. Ideally, every death would
generate a scene response. correct answers resources and size of population served
In some jurisdictions _________________ still perform tasks which are now routinely done by
medicolegal death investigators in the majority of the country. correct answers law enforcement
officers
The agency that has jurisdiction over a decedent or a particular scene is usually laid out by
various correct answers state statutes
One of the major functions of a death investigation system is to certify the cause and manner of
death for cases that fall within their jurisdiction. This is done simply by signing the: correct
answers death certificate
, ABMDI is a national, nonprofit that was incorporated in 1999 to serve as the independent
organization to certify death investigators across the country. ABMDI stands for: correct answers
American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators
According to your text, the data collected from death certificates around the country helps to
guide __________ and __________ to address the issues that are identified -- one example given
was a great number of automobile fatalities. correct answers public policy, funding
The death scene evaluation starts with the first responding police and fire/EMS personnel.
Determining how large the scope of a death scene perimeter takes ________ and _______.
correct answers knowledge, experience
________________ is one of the first things that are ingrained into first responders as they go
through their training programs prior to or at the beginning of employment, according to your
textbook. correct answers Scene safety
___________ are the first step to properly documenting a scene prior to doing any exam or
evidence collection. correct answers photographs
The ___________ photograph should be a large picture of the entire area showing where the
decedent was located within a given space. correct answers first
The _____________ is the most important piece of evidence in any death investigation, whether
criminal or not. correct answers decedent
The three main findings that every medicolegal death investigator uses to develop a rough
timeline are the decedent's: correct answers livor, rigor, and algor mortis
_____________ is the pooling of blood due to gravity. correct answers Livor mortis
Solved Correctly.
The study of medicolegal death investigation is one that encompasses a number of other
disciplines. These include: correct answers social sciences
The two basic death investigation systems in the United States are: correct answers coroner and
medical examiner
What type of death investigation system does Louisiana have? correct answers coroner
Many different professionals and agencies make up the response to a death investigation. Besides
the medical examiner and coroner offices, others involved can include: correct answers initial
responding officer, EMS(ambulance), detectives from law enforcement agency
According to your textbook, _______________ and _______________ play a significant role on
the response of the medical examiner/coroner to death scenes. Ideally, every death would
generate a scene response. correct answers resources and size of population served
In some jurisdictions _________________ still perform tasks which are now routinely done by
medicolegal death investigators in the majority of the country. correct answers law enforcement
officers
The agency that has jurisdiction over a decedent or a particular scene is usually laid out by
various correct answers state statutes
One of the major functions of a death investigation system is to certify the cause and manner of
death for cases that fall within their jurisdiction. This is done simply by signing the: correct
answers death certificate
, ABMDI is a national, nonprofit that was incorporated in 1999 to serve as the independent
organization to certify death investigators across the country. ABMDI stands for: correct answers
American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators
According to your text, the data collected from death certificates around the country helps to
guide __________ and __________ to address the issues that are identified -- one example given
was a great number of automobile fatalities. correct answers public policy, funding
The death scene evaluation starts with the first responding police and fire/EMS personnel.
Determining how large the scope of a death scene perimeter takes ________ and _______.
correct answers knowledge, experience
________________ is one of the first things that are ingrained into first responders as they go
through their training programs prior to or at the beginning of employment, according to your
textbook. correct answers Scene safety
___________ are the first step to properly documenting a scene prior to doing any exam or
evidence collection. correct answers photographs
The ___________ photograph should be a large picture of the entire area showing where the
decedent was located within a given space. correct answers first
The _____________ is the most important piece of evidence in any death investigation, whether
criminal or not. correct answers decedent
The three main findings that every medicolegal death investigator uses to develop a rough
timeline are the decedent's: correct answers livor, rigor, and algor mortis
_____________ is the pooling of blood due to gravity. correct answers Livor mortis
