ABMDI Maintaining EthicalLegal Responsibility questions with complete solutions

ABMDI Maintaining Ethical/Legal Responsibility
questions with complete solutions
When a decedent is discovered in a public place and a crowd has gathered, the investigator
should... correct answer: ...have the body shielded from view (by using a clean sheet, line of
officers, automobile, etc.) and conduct a death scene investigation

A 32 year-old male dies of AIDS; 30 days after the decedent's funeral , it is permissible for the
death investigator to... correct answer: ...disclose information about the death to interested
parties as permissible by statute

The investigator arrives at an outdoor scene where there is a crowd of onlookers. Police officers
are standing around the nude body of a young female victim. which is the BEST step for the
investigator to take? correct answer: Cover the body with a clean sheet or covering

IF a body is not identified within a reasonable time, the investigator should... correct
answer: ...Have the body buried, after having exhausted all scientific methods of investigation;
put an ad in the newspaper; keep the body for a reasonable time; contact the local PD and
complete an NCIC form (ALL OF THE ABOVE)

If a dead person has been identified and the family has been notified of the death but refuses to
take responsibility for disposing of the body, it is the investigator's responsibility to... correct
answer: ...notify the family of the office procedures that will be followed to dispose of the body

Colorless volatile liquids that will mix with water
-Alcohols
-Analgesics
-Antibiotics
-Anticoagulants correct answer: Alcohols

Agents that relieve pain
-Alcohols
-Analgesics
-Antibiotics
-Anticoagulants correct answer: Analgesics

Drugs used to treat bacterial and other microbiotic infections
-Alcohols
-Analgesics
-Antibiotics
-Anticoagulants correct answer: Antibiotics

Substances that prevent coagulation or clotting of blood
-Alcohols
-Analgesics

, -Antibiotics
-Anticoagulants correct answer: Anticoagulants

Drugs that react with histamine receptors used for treatment of cold symptoms or nausea
-Anticonvulsants
-Antihistamines
-Antihypertensive
-Antiarryptomic correct answer: Antihistamines

A group of chemicals that inhibit or decrease seizures
-Anticonvulsants
-Antihistamines
-Antihypertensive
-Antiarryptomic correct answer: Anticonvulsants

A group of drugs used to decrease blood pressure
-Anticonvulsants
-Antihistamines
-Antihypertensive
-Antiarryptomic correct answer: Antihypertensive

Drugs used to eradicate or control abnormal heart rhythm
-Anticonvulsants
-Antihistamines
-Antihypertensive
-Antiarryptomic correct answer: Antiarryptomic

Substances that induce changes in mood, attitude, thought, or perception
-Hallucinogens
-Narcotics
-Sedatives
-Stimulants
-Tranquilizers/Antidepressants correct answer: Hallucinogens

Analgesics or painkilling substances that depress vital bodily functions
-Hallucinogens
-Narcotics
-Sedatives
-Stimulants
-Tranquilizers/Antidepressants correct answer: Narcotics

Drugs used to procedure drowsiness and promote sleep
-Hallucinogens
-Narcotics
-Sedatives
-Stimulants