ABMDI

Official pronouncement of death can: correct answer: Be defermined by state statute and local customs. Authorization to conduct a medicolegal autopsy must be provided by: correct answer: The coroner or medical examiner when jurisdiction is established. A previously healthy 4 m.o. Infant is found unresponsive in his crib at home. He is rushed to the hospital, where he is maintained on the respirator for 26 hrs before being declared dead. No external trauma or disease is noted by the treat...

Medical examiner/coroner authority at a death scene comes from correct answer: B. the medical examiner/coroner office policy derived from state statutory authority. When investigating a death, it is best to correct answer: C. use all available resources. A good point to remember regarding report writing is that correct answer: B. information is of little use unless it is properly documented and communicated to others. If you are called to a hospital's emergency department to begin t...

A 30-year-old male dies of AIDS; it is permissible for the death investigator to: a. Release property taken at the scene to the family b. Disclose information about the death to interested parties c. Inform the media as to the cause of death d. Amend the death certificate for the emotional well being of the family e. Release the cause and manner of death to friends and associates correct answer: a. Release property taken at the scene to the family When attempting to assist a coworker ...

Official pronouncement of death can: a. Be accomplished only by a physician b. Be accomplished by any medical professional c. Be accomplished by any responsible party d. Be accomplished by on-duty police officers e. Be determined by state statute and local customs correct answer: E Authorization to conduct a medicolegal autopsy must be provided by: a. The decedent's next-of-kin b. The coroner or medical examiner when jurisdiction is established c. A will or other document signed bef...

Sings of Death Include: correct answer: -Lack of Pulse/Respiration -Absence of Heartbeat -Lack of Corneal Reflex and Pupillary Constriction -Coolness of the Body -Rigor Mortis -Livor Mortis Rigor Mortis correct answer: Stiffness of the body that sets in several hours after death Rigor Mortis (Continued) correct answer: -Starts in the smaller muscles (jaw, extremities) **First Indicator appears after 2-4 hours** **Maximum Indicator is after 8-12 hours** -Onset and Dissipation of ...

Barbituates correct answer: Four main categories: 1. Ultra-short-acting - used to induce surgical anesthesia 2. Short-acting 3. Intermediate-acting - used as sedative-hypnotics 4. Long-acting Butalbital correct answer: Barbituate. Used in treatment of migraines. Phenobarbital correct answer: Barbituate. Used as anticonvulsant. Pentobarbital correct answer: Barbituate. Used to relieve intracranial pressure following trauma. Atropine correct answer: Belladonna Alkaloid. Derive...

Which of the following MUST notify the coroner/ME promptly upon discovery of a suspicious death? a. law enforcement official b. funeral director c. EMT or paramedic d. ER room physician e. all of the above correct answer: e. all of the above A 35 year old white female, who was employed as a waitress, unexpectedly dies at work. An autopsy confirms the cause of death as bacterial meningitis. Which of the following agencies must be notified promptly? a. emergency medical association b. d...

Anacephalic correct answer: An infant born without a brain. Coronal plane correct answer: The plane that divides the body into front and back (e.g, anterior [ventral] and posterior [dorsal]) halves Mid-sagittal plane correct answer: The plane that divides the body into right and left halves Transverse correct answer: The plane that divides the body into top and bottom (e.g. superior [cephalad] and inferior [caudal]) halves Lateral correct answer: Surface or portion of the body t...

ANECEPHALIC correct answer: An infant born without a brain BEREAVEMENT correct answer: Sorrow following the death of a loved one BRAIN DEATH correct answer: Final cessation of activity in the central nervous system, as indicated by a flat EEG or absence of cerebral blood flow for a predetermined period of time CARDIAC DEATH correct answer: Final cessation of activity in the cardiovascular system involving the heart and blood vessels CESSATION correct answer: The final stoppage o...

When a decedent is discovered in a public place and a crowd has gathered, the investigator should... correct answer: ...have the body shielded from view (by using a clean sheet, line of officers, automobile, etc.) and conduct a death scene investigation A 32 year-old male dies of AIDS; 30 days after the decedent's funeral , it is permissible for the death investigator to... correct answer: ...disclose information about the death to interested parties as permissible by statute The invest...