ABMDI questions with correct answers

Official pronouncement of death can: Answer Be defermined by state statute and local customs. Authorization to conduct a medicolegal autopsy must be provided by: Answer The coroner or medical examiner when jurisdiction is established. A previously healthy 4 m.o. Infant is found unresponsive in his crib at home. He is rushed to the hospital, where he is maintained on the respirator for 26 hrs before being declared dead. No external trauma or disease is noted by the treating physician. Answer The coroner has jurisdiction bcuz of the unexplained death of an infant. Your office is investigating a suspected SIDS death. You should notify your statewide SIDS program within: Answer As soon as possible following the autopsy. In general, which of the following are NOT normally considered for organ/tissue procurement purposes? Answer Reproductive organs Authorization for organ/tissue procurement is considered valid if: Answer The decedents legal next of kin or representitive has given consent. Brain death: Answer Final cessati