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1. Medical examiner/coroner authority at a death scene B
comes from?
A. the medical examiner official office policy manual.
B. the medical examiner/coroner office policy
derived from state statutory authority.
C. the medical examiner/coroner office policy
derived from federal statutory authority.
D. the coroner official office policy manual.
E. the county board of supervisors.
2. When investigating a death, it is best to C
A. work alone on the investigation.
B. not listen to others or ask questions.
C. use all available resources.
D. disregard how problems affect personnel.
E.assume control of the scene immediately upon
ar- rival.
3. A good point to remember regarding report writing is B
that
A. good report writing is a skill that comes
naturally; some have it, whereas others will
never have it.
B. information is of little use unless it is properly
docu- mented and communicated to others.
C. organization of the report is more
important than the information contained in the
report.
D. abbreviations and acronyms are important
"short- cuts" to good, efficient report writing.
E. the more medical terminology the better.
4. If you are called to a hospital's emergency depart- A
ment to begin the medicolegal death investigation of
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a death caused by a firearm, the medicolegal
"scene" is
A. the emergency department.
B. the emergency department and any part of
the hos- pital leading from the street to the room.
C. the whole hospital.
D. any location the decedent may have been
prior to death.
E. any location the decedent may have been
within the past 24 hours.
5. State systems, or states with a "State Medical Examin- C
er" typically investigate
A. all deaths that occur within their national
"region" (i.e., southwestern, northeastern, etc.)
B. all deaths that occur within their state.
C. all deaths within their state that fall under statute.
D. all deaths within their county.
E. all deaths that occur on federal property
within the state.
6. You work as an investigator for the medical exam-
D iner's office. The local high school sociology
teacher has invited you to give a presentation on
"medicolegal death investigation." Which ONE of
the following top- ics would be MOST appropriate?
A. "Autoerotic Deaths"
B. "Suicide by Police"
C. "Animal Deaths"
D. "The Role of the Medical Examiner"
E. "Turf Wars - Medical Examiner Investigators
vs. Law Enforcement"
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7. Proper distribution and use of investigative reports
D include all of the following EXCEPT which ONE?
A.preparing cases for court.
B.keeping other involved parties informed.
C.anticipating future needs for information.
D.providing medical information to the news
media. E.helping a forensic pathologist determine
the cause and manner of death.
8. A recent infant death you investigated has been
B termed a SIDS death on the preliminary autopsy
re- port. You, as the investigator, must contact
A. the police chaplain who will relay the findings
to the family.
B. the local SIDS Center and the local police agency.
C. the local police agency; wait on calling the
SIDS cen- ter until the cause of death has been
finalized.
D. child protection services.
E. the district attorney's office.
9. When one is writing descriptive information about
a C
death scene, the name, address, and telephone
num- ber of the decedent are all part of the to
be included in the case file.
A. family history
information
B.chronological data
C.demographic
information
D.medical data
E.graphic information
10. The public information officer (PIO) for your jurisdic- A
tion requests information regarding an investigation
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1. Medical examiner/coroner authority at a death scene B
comes from?
A. the medical examiner official office policy manual.
B. the medical examiner/coroner office policy
derived from state statutory authority.
C. the medical examiner/coroner office policy
derived from federal statutory authority.
D. the coroner official office policy manual.
E. the county board of supervisors.
2. When investigating a death, it is best to C
A. work alone on the investigation.
B. not listen to others or ask questions.
C. use all available resources.
D. disregard how problems affect personnel.
E.assume control of the scene immediately upon
ar- rival.
3. A good point to remember regarding report writing is B
that
A. good report writing is a skill that comes
naturally; some have it, whereas others will
never have it.
B. information is of little use unless it is properly
docu- mented and communicated to others.
C. organization of the report is more
important than the information contained in the
report.
D. abbreviations and acronyms are important
"short- cuts" to good, efficient report writing.
E. the more medical terminology the better.
4. If you are called to a hospital's emergency depart- A
ment to begin the medicolegal death investigation of
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a death caused by a firearm, the medicolegal
"scene" is
A. the emergency department.
B. the emergency department and any part of
the hos- pital leading from the street to the room.
C. the whole hospital.
D. any location the decedent may have been
prior to death.
E. any location the decedent may have been
within the past 24 hours.
5. State systems, or states with a "State Medical Examin- C
er" typically investigate
A. all deaths that occur within their national
"region" (i.e., southwestern, northeastern, etc.)
B. all deaths that occur within their state.
C. all deaths within their state that fall under statute.
D. all deaths within their county.
E. all deaths that occur on federal property
within the state.
6. You work as an investigator for the medical exam-
D iner's office. The local high school sociology
teacher has invited you to give a presentation on
"medicolegal death investigation." Which ONE of
the following top- ics would be MOST appropriate?
A. "Autoerotic Deaths"
B. "Suicide by Police"
C. "Animal Deaths"
D. "The Role of the Medical Examiner"
E. "Turf Wars - Medical Examiner Investigators
vs. Law Enforcement"
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7. Proper distribution and use of investigative reports
D include all of the following EXCEPT which ONE?
A.preparing cases for court.
B.keeping other involved parties informed.
C.anticipating future needs for information.
D.providing medical information to the news
media. E.helping a forensic pathologist determine
the cause and manner of death.
8. A recent infant death you investigated has been
B termed a SIDS death on the preliminary autopsy
re- port. You, as the investigator, must contact
A. the police chaplain who will relay the findings
to the family.
B. the local SIDS Center and the local police agency.
C. the local police agency; wait on calling the
SIDS cen- ter until the cause of death has been
finalized.
D. child protection services.
E. the district attorney's office.
9. When one is writing descriptive information about
a C
death scene, the name, address, and telephone
num- ber of the decedent are all part of the to
be included in the case file.
A. family history
information
B.chronological data
C.demographic
information
D.medical data
E.graphic information
10. The public information officer (PIO) for your jurisdic- A
tion requests information regarding an investigation
