ABMDI CERTIFICATION EXAM
NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED CORRECT
ANSWERS| ALREADY GRADED A+
When you are approached by the NOK who has some
questions regarding the autopsy findings of a natural
death, which of the following would be the most
appropriate response?
a. refer them to the dpt's admin to get a signed release of
information form before releasing findings
b. refer them directly to the pathologist who performed the
autopsy
c. discuss the autopsy findings with the NOK. If needed,
direct them to the pathologist who performed the autopsy.
d. release your medical interpretation of the pathologist's
COD
e. advise them to have their family dr. explain the autopsy
findings to them Correct Answer c. discuss the autopsy
findings with the NOK. If needed, direct them to the
pathologist who performed the autopsy.
If you are discussing an old suicide case with a family
member who presents new evidence, you must:
a. contact the DA at once
b. reestablish contact with the pathologist and the
investigating agency to provide the new info
c. be ready for and patient with family denial
,d. ask who will benefit from the insurance policies if the
death was not a suicide
e. promise to reinvestigate with the FBI then do it Correct
Answer b. reestablish contact with the pathologist and the
investigating agency to provide the new info
You receive confirmation that a previously unidentified
victim of homicide has been positively ID'd by fingerprints.
You should first:
a. notify the media
b. notify the proper LE agency
c. document the ID in the case file
d. inform your supervisor
e. notify NOK Correct Answer c. document the ID in the
case file
In a 2 day old homicide case, the pathologist identified the
COD as six stab wounds to the chest and neck. When the
victim's father telephones to ask for details of the autopsy
results, you should:
a. explain that bc no suspect has been identified the
results are being revealed only to the investigative agency
at the present time
b. explain that because no suspect has been identified the
results are being revealed only to the family and
investigative agency at the present time and that he must
not reveal them to anyone else
c. inform him of the 6 stab wounds to the chest and neck
d. tell him that no info will be released until a suspect is in
custody
,e. do nothing Correct Answer a. explain that bc no suspect
has been identified the results are being revealed only to
the investigative agency at the present time
When interviewing family members before they view the
deceased, be sure to:
a. advise them that they will not be allowed to touch the
body
b. describe the basic procedures that the ME performed
c. make sincere sounding excuses for the time delay
before the body can be released
d. explain that the victim's personal property can be
released only to a funeral director
e. describe what they are about to see step by step
Correct Answer e. describe what they are about to see
step by step
A clandestine methamphetamine laboratory has exploded,
and the chemist's body is on the scene. You may
undertake your scene investigation when:
a. the staging area has been erected
b. the police and FD think the scene is safe
c. the FD and hazardous materials team think the scene is
safe
d. the FD and police chief have completed their
investigation
e. proper safety precautions have been taken Correct
Answer e. proper safety precautions have been taken/c.
the FD and hazardous materials team think the scene is
safe
, You arrive at an outdoor homicide scene, and you find that
the crime scene tape binds too small a perimeter.
Onlookers and media are beginning to gather. You should:
a. not "fuel" the crowd by moving them because the scene
has already been contaminated
b. remove the body from the scene as quickly as possible
to prevent creating an unruly mob and hostile media
c. immediately take down the tape and enlarge the
perimeter
d. tell the investigating police agency to begin arresting
onlookers if they cannot control themselves
e. keep the tape in place and instruct the investigating
agency to enlarge the perimeter Correct Answer e. keep
the tape in place and instruct the investigating agency to
enlarge the perimeter
The police notify your office of a death and tell you that the
subject was pronounced dead by a home health care
nurse who is an LPN. Can the pronouncement be valid?
a. regardless of your jurisdiction, a nurse can never
pronounce a subject dead.
b. depending on your local and state law, the
pronouncement may be valid.
c. No, a death investigator is the only person who can
determine whether a subject is dead.
d. Only if the LPN is registered as a home hospice nurse.
e. No. a subject cannot be pronounced dead unless an
EKG is performed. Correct Answer b. depending on your
local and state law, the pronouncement may be valid.
NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED CORRECT
ANSWERS| ALREADY GRADED A+
When you are approached by the NOK who has some
questions regarding the autopsy findings of a natural
death, which of the following would be the most
appropriate response?
a. refer them to the dpt's admin to get a signed release of
information form before releasing findings
b. refer them directly to the pathologist who performed the
autopsy
c. discuss the autopsy findings with the NOK. If needed,
direct them to the pathologist who performed the autopsy.
d. release your medical interpretation of the pathologist's
COD
e. advise them to have their family dr. explain the autopsy
findings to them Correct Answer c. discuss the autopsy
findings with the NOK. If needed, direct them to the
pathologist who performed the autopsy.
If you are discussing an old suicide case with a family
member who presents new evidence, you must:
a. contact the DA at once
b. reestablish contact with the pathologist and the
investigating agency to provide the new info
c. be ready for and patient with family denial
,d. ask who will benefit from the insurance policies if the
death was not a suicide
e. promise to reinvestigate with the FBI then do it Correct
Answer b. reestablish contact with the pathologist and the
investigating agency to provide the new info
You receive confirmation that a previously unidentified
victim of homicide has been positively ID'd by fingerprints.
You should first:
a. notify the media
b. notify the proper LE agency
c. document the ID in the case file
d. inform your supervisor
e. notify NOK Correct Answer c. document the ID in the
case file
In a 2 day old homicide case, the pathologist identified the
COD as six stab wounds to the chest and neck. When the
victim's father telephones to ask for details of the autopsy
results, you should:
a. explain that bc no suspect has been identified the
results are being revealed only to the investigative agency
at the present time
b. explain that because no suspect has been identified the
results are being revealed only to the family and
investigative agency at the present time and that he must
not reveal them to anyone else
c. inform him of the 6 stab wounds to the chest and neck
d. tell him that no info will be released until a suspect is in
custody
,e. do nothing Correct Answer a. explain that bc no suspect
has been identified the results are being revealed only to
the investigative agency at the present time
When interviewing family members before they view the
deceased, be sure to:
a. advise them that they will not be allowed to touch the
body
b. describe the basic procedures that the ME performed
c. make sincere sounding excuses for the time delay
before the body can be released
d. explain that the victim's personal property can be
released only to a funeral director
e. describe what they are about to see step by step
Correct Answer e. describe what they are about to see
step by step
A clandestine methamphetamine laboratory has exploded,
and the chemist's body is on the scene. You may
undertake your scene investigation when:
a. the staging area has been erected
b. the police and FD think the scene is safe
c. the FD and hazardous materials team think the scene is
safe
d. the FD and police chief have completed their
investigation
e. proper safety precautions have been taken Correct
Answer e. proper safety precautions have been taken/c.
the FD and hazardous materials team think the scene is
safe
, You arrive at an outdoor homicide scene, and you find that
the crime scene tape binds too small a perimeter.
Onlookers and media are beginning to gather. You should:
a. not "fuel" the crowd by moving them because the scene
has already been contaminated
b. remove the body from the scene as quickly as possible
to prevent creating an unruly mob and hostile media
c. immediately take down the tape and enlarge the
perimeter
d. tell the investigating police agency to begin arresting
onlookers if they cannot control themselves
e. keep the tape in place and instruct the investigating
agency to enlarge the perimeter Correct Answer e. keep
the tape in place and instruct the investigating agency to
enlarge the perimeter
The police notify your office of a death and tell you that the
subject was pronounced dead by a home health care
nurse who is an LPN. Can the pronouncement be valid?
a. regardless of your jurisdiction, a nurse can never
pronounce a subject dead.
b. depending on your local and state law, the
pronouncement may be valid.
c. No, a death investigator is the only person who can
determine whether a subject is dead.
d. Only if the LPN is registered as a home hospice nurse.
e. No. a subject cannot be pronounced dead unless an
EKG is performed. Correct Answer b. depending on your
local and state law, the pronouncement may be valid.
