Abmdi Practice Test Questions

ABMDI PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS

Medicalnbexaminer/coronernbauthoritynbatnbanbdeathnbscenenbcomesnbfromnb-nbanswer--
Thenbmedicalnbexaminer/
coronernbofficenbpolicynbderivednbfromnbstatenbstatutorynbauthority.

Whennbinvestigatingnbanbdeath,nbitnbisnbbestnbtonb-nbanswer--
Usenballnbavailablenbresources.

Anbgoodnbpointnbtonbremembernbregardingnbreportnbwritingnbisnbthatnb-nbanswer--
Informationnbisnbofnblittlenbusenbunlessnbitnbisnbproperlynbdocumentednbandnbcommunicated
nbtonbothers.



Ifnbyounbarenbcallednbtonbanbhospital'snbemergencynbdepartmentnbtonbbeginnbthenbmedicole
galnbdeathnbinvestigationnbofnbanbdeathnbcausednbbynbanbfirearm,nbthenbmedicolegalnb"scen
e"nbisnb-nbanswer--Thenbemergencynbroom

Statenbsystems,nbornbstatesnbwithnbanb"StatenbMedicalnbExaminer"nbtypicallynbinvestigatenb
-nbanswer--Allnbdeathsnbwithinnbtheirnbstatenbthatnbfallnbundernbstatute.

Younbworknbasnbannbinvestigatornbfornbthenbmedicalnbexaminer'snboffice.nbThenblocalnbhighnb
schoolnbsociologynbteachernbhasnbinvitednbyounbtonbgivenbanbpresentationnbonnb"medicoleg
alnbdeathnbinvestigation."nbWhichnbONEnbofnbthenbfollowingnbtopicsnbwouldnbbenbMOSTnbap
propriate?nb-nbanswer--ThenbRolenbofnbthenbMedicalnbExaminer

Propernbdistributionnbandnbusenbofnbinvestigativenbreportsnbincludenballnbofnbthenbfollowingnb
EXCEPTnbwhichnbONE?nb-nbanswer--
Providingnbmedicalnbinformationnbtonbthenbnewsnbmedia.

AnbrecentnbinfantnbdeathnbyounbinvestigatednbhasnbbeennbtermednbanbSIDSnbdeathnbonnbthe
nbpreliminarynbautopsynbreport.nbYou,nbasnbthenbinvestigator,nbmustnbcontactnb-nbanswer--

ThenblocalnbSIDSnbCenternbandnbthenblocalnbpolicenbagency.

Whennbonenbisnbwritingnbdescriptivenbinformationnbaboutnbanbdeathnbscene,nbthenbname,nba
ddress,nbandnbtelephonenbnumbernbofnbthenbdecedentnbarenballnbpartnbofnbthenb_________
____nbtonbbenbincludednbinnbthenbcasenbfile.nb-nbanswer--Demographicnbinformation

Thenbpublicnbinformationnbofficernb(PIO)nbfornbyournbjurisdictionnbrequestsnbinformationnbre
gardingnbannbinvestigationnbfornbexclusivenbrelease.nbThenbinvestigatornbshouldnb-
nbanswer--

AdvisenbthenbPIOnbofnbofficenbpolicynbandnbdeclinenbtonbprovidenbinformationnbthatnbwouldnb
notnbotherwisenbbenbprovidednbtonbothernbnewsnbagencies.

Anbfuneralnbdirectornbcontactsnbyounbconcerningnbthenbdeathnbofnbanblocalnbphysician'snbsp
ouse.nbUponnbdiscoveringnbhernbdead,nbthenbphysiciannbcallednbthenbfuneralnbdirectornband
nbrequestednbthatnbthenbbodynbbenbimmediatelynbremovednbtonbthenbfuneralnbhome.nbYounbs

, houldnbdonballnbofnbthenbfollowingnbEXCEPTnb-nbanswer--
Inquirenbwhethernbthenbphysiciannbhadnbmaritalnbproblems.

Anbbusinesswomannbfromnboutnbofnbtownnbisnbfoundnbdeadnbinnbhernbmotelnbroom,nbthenbvict
imnbofnbapparentnbhomicidalnbviolence.nbPersonalnbitemsnbinnbthenbroomnbrevealnbshenbisnb
marriednbandnblivesnbinnbannbadjoiningnbstate.nbInnbordernbtonbnotifynbhernbnext-of-
kin,nbthenbinvestigatornbshouldnb-nbanswer--
Contactnbthenblawnbenforcementnbagencynbinnbthenbhusband'snbjurisdiction.nbAsknbthemnbt
onbsendnbanbpolicenbofficer(s)nbtonbthenbhusband'snbresidencenbandnbinformnbhimnbofnbthenbd
eath.nbRequestnbthatnbthenbofficer(s)nbremainnbatnbthenbresidencenbandnbdirectnbthenbhusba
ndnbtonbcallnbthenbinvestigator'snbofficenbatnbthatnbtime.

Thenbmedicolegalnbdeathnbinvestigatornbandnbanbpolicenbofficernbarrivenbatnbanbdeathnbscen
enbwithinnbminutesnbofnbeachnbother.nb-nbanswer--
Thenbbestnbapproachnbisnbanb"team"nbapproachnbtonbperformingnbthenbwork.

Obtainingnbinformationnbregardingnbthenbdecedent'snbmedicalnbhistorynbisnbanbpriority.nbW
hennbdiscussingnbthisnbhistorynbwithnbfamilynbmembers,nbwhichnbofnbthenbfollowingnbisnbleas
tnbimportantnbtonbconsider?nb-nbanswer--
Avoidnbquestionsnbthatnbmaynbembarrassnbthenbfamily.

Ifnbthenbdeceasednbisnbdecomposed,nbmutilated,nbornbburnednbbeyondnbrecognitionnbandnbt
henbfamilynbinsists,nbfornbreligiousnbornbculturalnbreasons,nbonnbviewingnbthenbbody,nbthenbin
vestigatornbshouldnb-nbanswer--
Preparenbthenbfamilynbbeforenbviewingnbwithnbanbverbalnbexplanationnbandnbpossiblynbphot
ographsnbofnbthenbremains.

ThenbpracticenbofnbnotnballowingnbtransportnbofnbanbbodynbfromnbsunsetnbFridaynbtonbsunsetn
bSaturdaynbisnbassociatednbwithnbwhichnbONEnbofnbthenbfollowingnbreligiousnbbeliefs?nb-

nbanswer--Judaism



Thenbpathologistnbhasnbidentifiednbthenbcausenbofnbdeathnbofnbanb62-year-
oldnbmalenbasnbacutenbmyocardialnbinfarction.nbThenbvictim'snbspousenbcallsnbyounbtwonbda
ysnbafternbyournbscenenbinvestigationnbtonbrequestnbthenbresultsnbofnbthenbautopsy.nbYounbs
houldnb-nbanswer--Interpretnbthenbpathologist'snbfindingsnb(heartnbattack)nbtonbher.

Whennbinvestigatingnbanbhomicidenbyounbdiscovernbthenbvictimnbandnbsurvivingnbfamilynbm
embersnbarenbofnbthenborthodoxnbJewishnbfaith.nbBecausenbofnbtheirnbreligiousnbbeliefs,nbth
enbfamilynbobjectsnbtonbannbautopsynbbeingnbperformed.nbWhichnbofnbthenbfollowingnbwouldn
bbenbthenbbestnbrecommendednbprocedurenbtonbfollow?nb-nbanswer--

Counselnbthenbfamily.nbExplainnbthenbcircumstancesnbsurroundingnbthenbinvestigationnban
dnbwhynbthenbautopsynbmustnbbenbperformednb(criminalnbprosecution,nbetc.)

Thenbintensivenbcarenbunitnbnursenbcallsnbtonbreportnbthenbdeathnbofnbanbmalenbwhonbdiednbaf
ternbbeingnbfoundnbunconsciousnbatnbhisnbresidence;nbmultiplenbemptynbprescriptionnbmedi
cationnbcontainersnbwerenbfoundnbnearby.nbThenbMOSTnbimportantnbevidencenbtonbretainnb
fromnbthenbhospitalnbwouldnbbenbthenb-nbanswer--Admissionnbbloodnbspecimens

Thenbscenenbsketchnbisnbimportantnbbecausenbitnb-nbanswer--
Combinesnbthenbbestnbofnbphotographynbandnbscenenbnotes