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,Medical examiner/coroner authority at a death scene comes
from?
A.the medical examiner official office policy manual.
B. the medical examiner/coroner office policy derived
from state statutory authority.
C.the medical examiner/coroner office policy derived
from federal statutory authority.
D. the coroner official office policy manual.
E. the county board of supervisors.
B
When investigating a death, it is best to
A.work alone on the investigation.
B. not listen to others or ask questions.
C. use all available resources.
D. disregard how problems affect personnel.
E. assume control of the scene immediately upon arrival.
C
,A good point to remember regarding report writing is that
A.good report writing is a skill that comes naturally; some
have it, whereas others will never have it.
B. information is of little use unless it is properly documented
and communicated to others.
C.organization of the report is more important than the
information contained in the report.
D. abbreviations and acronyms are important "shortcuts"
to good, efficient report writing.
E. the more medical terminology the better.
B
, 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
A.the emergency department.
B. the emergency department and any part of the hospital
leading from the street to the room.
C.the whole hospital.
D. any location the decedent may have been prior to death.
E. any location the decedent may have been within the
past 24 hours.
A
State systems, or states with a "State Medical Examiner"
typically investigate
A.all deaths that occur within their national "region"
(i.e., southwestern, northeastern, etc.)
B. all deaths that occur within their state.
C.all deaths within their state that fall under statute.
D. all deaths within their county.
E. all deaths that occur on federal property within the state.
C
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,Medical examiner/coroner authority at a death scene comes
from?
A.the medical examiner official office policy manual.
B. the medical examiner/coroner office policy derived
from state statutory authority.
C.the medical examiner/coroner office policy derived
from federal statutory authority.
D. the coroner official office policy manual.
E. the county board of supervisors.
B
When investigating a death, it is best to
A.work alone on the investigation.
B. not listen to others or ask questions.
C. use all available resources.
D. disregard how problems affect personnel.
E. assume control of the scene immediately upon arrival.
C
,A good point to remember regarding report writing is that
A.good report writing is a skill that comes naturally; some
have it, whereas others will never have it.
B. information is of little use unless it is properly documented
and communicated to others.
C.organization of the report is more important than the
information contained in the report.
D. abbreviations and acronyms are important "shortcuts"
to good, efficient report writing.
E. the more medical terminology the better.
B
, 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
A.the emergency department.
B. the emergency department and any part of the hospital
leading from the street to the room.
C.the whole hospital.
D. any location the decedent may have been prior to death.
E. any location the decedent may have been within the
past 24 hours.
A
State systems, or states with a "State Medical Examiner"
typically investigate
A.all deaths that occur within their national "region"
(i.e., southwestern, northeastern, etc.)
B. all deaths that occur within their state.
C.all deaths within their state that fall under statute.
D. all deaths within their county.
E. all deaths that occur on federal property within the state.
C
