ABMDI Registry
(Medicolegal Death
Investigation) EXAM
2026 (Actual Exam)
Questions with verified
Answers (Latest Update
2026) UPDATE!!
,The medical examiner/coroner's office legal authority derived is derived from __________
State and local laws
Who is responsible for assembling revised state statutes that a county jurisdiction
must adhere to?
Secretary of State
If a county contains a military facility, decisions on death investigations may be made
by the ____________________
Armed Forces Medical Examiner
Deaths on Indian reservations are investigated by the _____
FBI
Who must be notified in the event of a commercial plane crash?
NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board)
Who must be notified in the event of a noncommercial plane crash?
FAA (Federal Aviation Administration)
,Who must be notified of any job-related deaths?
OSHA
Family and Children's Protection Services are to be notified of any child death to...
Obtain information as to previous referrals on the child's family
The Sudden Infant Death Center must be contacted after a_____death has been properly
identified
SIDS
Case information should only be released to those persons who are authorized to receive
the information, which is determined by...
Individual office policy
After the death is certified, information on the death certificate is in the ________ ________
Public domain
How do child death review teams function?
As confidential, fact finding groups that exchange detailed information from the
ME/coroners among agencies
, What is the goal of child death review teams?
To improve the management outcome and prevention strategies in dealing with
childhood deaths
Deaths under the jurisdiction of _____/____are the largest single source of organs and
tissues that can be legally donated by a decedents NOK
ME/coroner
________must be given by NOK before organs can be donated
Permission
A medical determination of___________is required before proceeding with donation
Brain death
Death occurs when there is either cessation of _______ or _______
Heart, brain function
The______determination of death in a medical setting is the official pronouncement time
on the death certificate
First
________ and_______may be obtained in either type of death
Tissue, bone
Organs may be obtained only in cases in which_____death occurs
Brain
(Medicolegal Death
Investigation) EXAM
2026 (Actual Exam)
Questions with verified
Answers (Latest Update
2026) UPDATE!!
,The medical examiner/coroner's office legal authority derived is derived from __________
State and local laws
Who is responsible for assembling revised state statutes that a county jurisdiction
must adhere to?
Secretary of State
If a county contains a military facility, decisions on death investigations may be made
by the ____________________
Armed Forces Medical Examiner
Deaths on Indian reservations are investigated by the _____
FBI
Who must be notified in the event of a commercial plane crash?
NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board)
Who must be notified in the event of a noncommercial plane crash?
FAA (Federal Aviation Administration)
,Who must be notified of any job-related deaths?
OSHA
Family and Children's Protection Services are to be notified of any child death to...
Obtain information as to previous referrals on the child's family
The Sudden Infant Death Center must be contacted after a_____death has been properly
identified
SIDS
Case information should only be released to those persons who are authorized to receive
the information, which is determined by...
Individual office policy
After the death is certified, information on the death certificate is in the ________ ________
Public domain
How do child death review teams function?
As confidential, fact finding groups that exchange detailed information from the
ME/coroners among agencies
, What is the goal of child death review teams?
To improve the management outcome and prevention strategies in dealing with
childhood deaths
Deaths under the jurisdiction of _____/____are the largest single source of organs and
tissues that can be legally donated by a decedents NOK
ME/coroner
________must be given by NOK before organs can be donated
Permission
A medical determination of___________is required before proceeding with donation
Brain death
Death occurs when there is either cessation of _______ or _______
Heart, brain function
The______determination of death in a medical setting is the official pronouncement time
on the death certificate
First
________ and_______may be obtained in either type of death
Tissue, bone
Organs may be obtained only in cases in which_____death occurs
Brain
