ABMDI Registry Actual Exam Questions With Answers

ABMDI Registry Actual Exam Questions With Answers The medical examiner/coroner's office legal authority derived is derived from __________ - ANSWER- State and local laws Who is responsible for assembling revised state statutes that a county jurisdiction must adhere to? - ANSWER- Secretary of State If a county contains a military facility, decisions on death investigations may be made by the ____________________ - ANSWER- Armed Forces Medical Examiner Deaths on Indian reservations are investigated by the _____ - ANSWER- FBI Who must be notified in the event of a commercial plane crash? - ANSWER- NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) Who must be notified in the event of a noncommercial plane crash? - ANSWER- FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) Who must be notified of any job-related deaths? - ANSWER- OSHA Family and Children's Protection Services are to be notified of any child death to... - ANSWER- 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 - ANSWER- SIDS Case information should only be released to those persons who are authorized to receive the information, which is determined by... - ANSWER- Individual office policy After the death is certified, information on the death certificate is in the ________ ________ - ANSWER- Public domain How do child death review teams function? - ANSWER- As confidential, fact finding groups that exchange detailed information from the ME/coroners among agencies What is the goal of child death review teams? - ANSWER- 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 - ANSWER- ME/coroner ___________ must be given by NOK before organs can be donated - ANSWERPermission A medical determination of _______ _______ is required before proceeding with donation - ANSWER- Brain death Death occurs when there is either cessation of _______ or _______ - ANSWER- Heart, brain function The _______ determination of death in a medical setting is the official pronouncement time on the death certificate - ANSWER- First ________ and ________ may be obtained in either type of death - ANSWER- Tissue, bone Organs may be obtained only in cases in which ______ death occurs - ANSWER- Brain What organs may be recovered for transplantation from brain dead (respirator dependent) individuals? - ANSWER- Heart, lungs, liver, bone marrow, kidneys, pancreas Following the initial organ recovery, what tissues may be removed from individuals with cardiac death (off the respirator)? - ANSWER- Corneas, skin, middle ears, bone, heart valves, tendons Eyes must be removed within ___ hours after death whereas the other tissues may be removed up to 24 hours after death - ANSWER- 6 When do ME/coroners refuse organ recovery? - ANSWER- In deaths of small children when there is suspected abuse, SIDS, legally significant accidental deaths In __________ and _________, donation is usually allowed - ANSWER- Natural deaths and common accidents What conditions would make someone ineligible for organ and or tissue donation? - ANSWER- AIDS, sepsis, previous history of drug abuse, degenerative disease of bone and/or nerve, cancer, hepatitis, dementia What are the 3 major sections of the death certificate? - ANSWER- Cause and manner of death, demographic information, and disposition of death certificate How long does the certifier typically have to establish cause and manner of death or submit a pending DC? - ANSWER- 5 to 7 day