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If you are called to a hospital's emergency department to begin the medicolegal death investigation of a death caused by a firearm, the medicolegal "scene" is A.the emergency department. B.the emergency department and any part of the hospital 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. correct answers A.the emergency department. If the deceased...

Sings of Death Include: correct answers -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 answers Stiffness of the body that sets in several hours after death Rigor Mortis (Continued) correct answers -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 rig...

ANECEPHALIC correct answers An infant born without a brain BEREAVEMENT correct answers Sorrow following the death of a loved one BRAIN DEATH correct answers 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 answers Final cessation of activity in the cardiovascular system involving the heart and blood vessels CESSATION correct answers The final stoppage of act...

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 answers 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 befo...

Medical examiner/coroner authority at a death scene comes from? correct answers the medical examiner/coroner office policy derived from state statutory authority. State systems, or states with a "State Medical Examiner" typically investigate? correct answers all deaths within their state that fall under statute. The public information officer (PIO) for your jurisdiction requests information regarding an investigation for exclusive release. The investigator should? correct answers advise ...

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 answers 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. de...

Official pronouncement of death can: correct answers Be defermined by state statute and local customs. Authorization to conduct a medicolegal autopsy must be provided by: correct answers 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 treatin...

Barbituates correct answers 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 answers Barbituate. Used in treatment of migraines. Phenobarbital correct answers Barbituate. Used as anticonvulsant. Pentobarbital correct answers Barbituate. Used to relieve intracranial pressure following trauma. Atropine correct answers Belladonna Alkaloid. Derived fro...

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 answers a. Release property taken at the scene to the family When attempting to assist a coworker d...

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

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warning sides of suicide correct answers Comatose/flat affect - Hopelessness -Poor responsiveness (e.g. shrugging, eye contact) - Sadness or apathy - Social withdrawal / Isolation - Fatigue - Inability to sleep or sleeping too much - Suicidal planning - Loss of interest in former hobbies - Mood swings/Irritable - Changes in eating habits and weight - Talk of worthlessness what actions to take with a suicidal person correct answers ** ALWAYS Assess risk to self and others (intent, planni...

Hegemony correct answers Dominant groups in society maintain their dominance by persuading minorities to accept dominant moral, political, and cultural values. Hegemony is always being renegotiated/readjusted: to fit the time period and who is being oppressed at that time. EX: Mexican immigrants were considered the ones at the low end of the spectrum while Blacks were upgraded to "white" status during the period of the Mexican Revolution. EX: Buffalo soldiers persuaded by the dominant gro...

Pathophysiology definition correct answers The study of function or physiological changes as a result of disease process Health correct answers Physical, mental, and social well-being Disease correct answers Deviation from the normal state of homeostasis/function Homeostasis correct answers The body at a normal/balanced state ex) temperature, pH, BP, fluid balance Normal values correct answers Occur within a range of values and may depend on technology used for measurement - try to ...

An OT receives orders to evaluate and treat a client in the acute phase of spinal cord injury. What is the OT's INITIAL role during this phase? A. Evaluation of the client's ADL ability B. Evaluation of the client's strength C. Evaluation of total body positioning D. Evaluation of possible discharge location correct answers A. Evaluation of total body positioning. During the acute, immobilized phase of spinal cord injury, the OT initiates total body positioning to prevent problems a...

Superior Labrum Anterior-Posterior Lesion (SLAP) correct answers Shoulder Impairments: CAPSULAR Repetitive use -Commonly occur with occupations that require repetitive overhead activities --Overhead and/or throwing athletes Etiology -Degeneration -Traumatic --Fall on outstretched arm --Traction injury --Traumatic compression Symptoms -Pain with overhead reaching or reaching up the back (IR) -Deep throbbing or dull ache in joint --May report "catching" or "grinding" with ...

Jessica has severe avascular necrosis of her right femoral head. After hip replacement surgery, she is discharged within 3 days with orders to wear compression hose. Her precautions are only to monitor for increased pain. She is full weight-bearing status. What total hip arthroplasty (THA) approach has Jessica had? correct answers Direct-anterior Arnold has had a THA due to progressive osteoarthritis. He has anterior precautions. Based on these precautions he should be worried about correct a...

de the following: a. therapeutic use of self b. all of the above c. rapport with client d. comfortable and nonthreatening environment correct answers b. all of the above Annon's PLISSIT model: a. is used commonly by physicians b. is an acronym for pleasure, information, specific, suggestions, and therapy c. can be used for psychological or psychiatric care and intervention d. can be used for client, staff, or caregiver education and remediation correct answers d. can be used for clie...

Pathophysiology of the Endocrine System, MSN 570 Advance Patho, MSN 570 HESI, HESI Exit Pathophysiology, Alterations of Cardiovascular Function, Pathophysiology (HESI), MSN 570 (All possible questions with 100% correct answers; A+ GUARANTEED)

In dilated CM the ventricles correct answers enlarge Takotsubo's cardiomyopathy correct answers •Broken heart •Stress •More common in postmenopausal women •Diagnostics: Same as acute MI. -Usually found by negative cath Beta Blockers correct answers Decrease morbidity and mortality & helps in reverse remodeling Indicated for all patient with an EF 40% or less regardless of symptoms Aldosterone Antagonist in HF decrease correct answers decreases mortality and hospitalization...