Final Exam for Medicolegal Investigation questions and 100% correct answers

The primary responsibility of the UW medicolegal death investigation system is to ____________. - correct answer - Certify the cause and manner of unnatural and unexplained deaths. ______________ is/are responsible for legal statutes defining what deaths must be investigated and who must be responsible for that investigation. - correct answer - Each state ABMDI - correct answer American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators A forensic ______________ is the specialist responsible for conducting forensic autopsies. - correct answer - Pathologist In 1918, the first modern ME system in the US was established in _____________. - correct answer - New York City A mixed medicolegal system can best described as one where _______________. - correct answer - The state has both medical examiners and coroners in different areas Although what deaths must be investigated varies, certain types of deaths almost always require a medicolegal investigation. Read the following list of deaths and select ALL that are likely to require a medicolegal investigation. - correct answer - A high-school student dies after being admitted to the hospital with pox-like lesions - A young adult male with no known health problems dies in a state penitentiary - A 2 month old infant is found cold and unresponsive in their crib. - A woman is found dead in her bathtub with slits on both wrists - A middle age woman is found dead on a park bench Forensic specialty boards were created to establish training standards for each specialty and __________. - correct answer - Offer examinations to demonstrate that practitioners have attained some level competency in the field