FUNERAL DIRECTING 1: FINAL EXAM
PREP QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100%
CORRECT RATED A+
True or False: Every body infected with a Schedule 1 disease may be
viewed before final disposition.
✔✔ False — Only remains affected by tuberculosis, rabies, Creutzfeldt-
Jakob disease, or other encephalopathies may be viewed prior to
disposition. Other Schedule 1 diseases prohibit viewing.
What are the 9 diseases listed under Schedule 1 of the Bodies of Deceased
Regulation?
✔✔
1. Anthrax
2. Plague
3. Smallpox
4. Infectious pulmonary tuberculosis
5. Rabies
6. Yellow fever
7. Suspected, probable, or confirmed transmissible spongiform
encephalopathies (e.g., classic or variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease)
8. Viral hemorrhagic fevers
What are the 6 diseases classified under Schedule 2 of the Bodies of
Deceased Regulation?
✔✔
1. AIDS
2. Hepatitis B
3. Hepatitis C
4. HIV
5. Invasive group A streptococcal infection
6. Typhus
Which types of deaths must be reported to the Medical Examiner (ME)?
✔✔
, Deaths without a known cause
Sudden or unexpected deaths
Deaths resulting from violence, accidents, or suicide
Maternal deaths related to pregnancy
Deaths involving suspected negligence
Deaths during or within 10 days of a surgical operation
Deaths under or attributed to anesthesia
Deaths caused by poisoning
Deaths where the deceased was not under a physician's care
Deaths while in police custody or involving use of force by a peace
officer
Work-related deaths
Deaths involving incarcerated individuals, regardless of custody status
Deaths of minors or children
When must the Medical Examiner review the Medical Certificate of
Death?
✔✔
When the body is to be cremated
When the body is being transported out of the province
When the body is donated for scientific or educational purposes
What information should be given to all persons driving in a funeral
procession? - ANSWER✔✔- head lights on
- four-way flashers on
- signs in windows
- follow as close as safety permits
- that they can proceed through a red if safety permits
A family has expressed that they wish to scatter their mothers' remains. What
can you tell them to help them understand where they can scatter the cremated
remains? - ANSWER✔✔- national parks: water=no, land=yes
- provincial parks: yes
- municipal parks: some yes, some no; to obtain permission
- cemetery: scattering gardens
Which courier will transport cremated remains? - ANSWER✔✔Canada Post
PREP QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100%
CORRECT RATED A+
True or False: Every body infected with a Schedule 1 disease may be
viewed before final disposition.
✔✔ False — Only remains affected by tuberculosis, rabies, Creutzfeldt-
Jakob disease, or other encephalopathies may be viewed prior to
disposition. Other Schedule 1 diseases prohibit viewing.
What are the 9 diseases listed under Schedule 1 of the Bodies of Deceased
Regulation?
✔✔
1. Anthrax
2. Plague
3. Smallpox
4. Infectious pulmonary tuberculosis
5. Rabies
6. Yellow fever
7. Suspected, probable, or confirmed transmissible spongiform
encephalopathies (e.g., classic or variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease)
8. Viral hemorrhagic fevers
What are the 6 diseases classified under Schedule 2 of the Bodies of
Deceased Regulation?
✔✔
1. AIDS
2. Hepatitis B
3. Hepatitis C
4. HIV
5. Invasive group A streptococcal infection
6. Typhus
Which types of deaths must be reported to the Medical Examiner (ME)?
✔✔
, Deaths without a known cause
Sudden or unexpected deaths
Deaths resulting from violence, accidents, or suicide
Maternal deaths related to pregnancy
Deaths involving suspected negligence
Deaths during or within 10 days of a surgical operation
Deaths under or attributed to anesthesia
Deaths caused by poisoning
Deaths where the deceased was not under a physician's care
Deaths while in police custody or involving use of force by a peace
officer
Work-related deaths
Deaths involving incarcerated individuals, regardless of custody status
Deaths of minors or children
When must the Medical Examiner review the Medical Certificate of
Death?
✔✔
When the body is to be cremated
When the body is being transported out of the province
When the body is donated for scientific or educational purposes
What information should be given to all persons driving in a funeral
procession? - ANSWER✔✔- head lights on
- four-way flashers on
- signs in windows
- follow as close as safety permits
- that they can proceed through a red if safety permits
A family has expressed that they wish to scatter their mothers' remains. What
can you tell them to help them understand where they can scatter the cremated
remains? - ANSWER✔✔- national parks: water=no, land=yes
- provincial parks: yes
- municipal parks: some yes, some no; to obtain permission
- cemetery: scattering gardens
Which courier will transport cremated remains? - ANSWER✔✔Canada Post
