Death Investigation Final Exam (Roth) QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS

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The first arriving officer at the scene ___. - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Prevents disturbance of the body and isolates any witnesses
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so they may be interviewed by a detective.
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In gunshot deaths, it is always good practice to ___. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Secure the hands by placing brown paper bags
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over them prior to transport.
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Medications with the name of the decedent or ones in their|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


possession need to be ___. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Collected
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and removed from the location where the body was found
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To protect against loss, any large quantities of money on the
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decedent should be ___. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Counted with a
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witness, photographed, then placed into an envelope and sealed
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with initials of both parties on the envelope.
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Jewelry should be left on the body because ___. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔It allows the Pathologist to assess any patterned
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indentations or marks and correlate them with the jewelry that |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


was in place.
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,In the case of scattered remains that can occur during a traffic,
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airplane, or train accident, it is best to ___. - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Make a diagram and label the tissues in separate bags.
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One of the hardest parts of photographing a death scene is ___. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Keeping the photos straight, going from
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one scene to the next, and not having an opportunity to
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download them from the camera. |\ |\ |\ |\




The best way to divide the photos from one case to the next is to
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___. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Photograph a 3x5 card or small dry
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erase board with the address location, photographer's last name,
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date, and case #.
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When photographing a revolver ___. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The
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cylinder should be photographed as it is ejected from the firing
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position


How many steps are involved in the death notification process? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔4 |\ |\




What is the first step in the death notification process? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Plan |\ |\




Which reactions can occur when giving a death notification? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Shock, disbelief, denial, fear, anger,
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confusion, immobilization, and fight or flight |\ |\ |\ |\ |\

, Which is a characteristic that a person giving a death notification
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should possess? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔good listener,
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empathetic, and efficient |\ |\




Which words should be used when providing a death notification?
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- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Dead and died
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Which is NOT a helpful delivery statement? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔I know how you feel
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Forensics refers to the application of various fields of science and
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medicine in the resolution of legal proceedings and is derived
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from the word ___. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Forum
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In 1954, the United States passed the ___, which outlined general
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classes of deaths that need to be further investigated and
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certified by a government body rather than a hospital pathologist
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or treating physician. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Model Post-
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Mortem Examination Act |\ |\




The local ___ department is the governing body that filters all
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death certificates to the National Bureau of Vital Statistics. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Health |\ |\




The first medical examiner's office was established in ___ in 1918
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and was the first government division of its kind in United
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States. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔New York, NY
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