Medicolegal Death Investigation 2026 || Most Recent Exam
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who is responsible for scene security at a crime scene -
ANSWER -law
enforcement
who is the first point of contact for a scene death - ANSWER -
police officer
what information must be provided to pathologist by MEI before
autopsy - ANSWER -questions about circumstances and
observations, additional hazards or health conditions, things
that require special care, additional testing, religious beliefs
The death investigator and a police officer arrive at the scene
within minutes of
each
other
a. police officer is in charge and directs work
b. death investigator is in charge and directs work
c. best approach is a "team" approach to performing the work
d. each has specific responsibilities and should not interact
,e. work together only if necessary, you represent different
agencies - ANSWER -c. medicolegal death investigator is
generally responsible for body and objects attached to or in
continuity with the body to assist in determining cause and
manner of death
the pathologist must be alerted to religious requests from the
family
a. before the victim's body is taken from
the hospital
b. after the autopsy, before the body is taken to the
.
funeral home
c. only if the religion
when
requires it
d. before the autopsy is
performed
e. before the victim's body is taken from the scene -
ANSWER -d
communicating with the pathologist, a good investigator
distinguishes between a request for information and a request
for an opinion. Which type is the following question: "what time
was the death pronounced?"
a. request for
opinion
b. for
information
,c. for information and
opinion
d. for
assistance
e. none of the above -
ANSWER –b
circumstances surrounding death cannot be determined
with reasonable
certainty - ANSWER -
undetermined
5 manners of death - ANSWER -suicide, homicide,
accident, natural,
undetermined
what manner of death is a intentional drug overdose - ANSWER
-suicide
what manner of death is a motor vehicle collision - ANSWER -
accident
a clandestine meth lab has exploded and the "chemist's" body
is on the scene.
You may undertake your scene
investigation when
a. police and fire departments think the scene is sake
b. fire department and hazardous material team think the scene
is safe
, c. fire department and police chief think the scene is safe
d. media have arrived
e. visible flames are no longer present - ANSWER -b law
enforcement cannot make decisions regarding scene safety
in chemical fires
you arrive at an outdoor homicide scene and find that the crime
scene tape binds too small a perimeter. Onlookers and media
are beginning to gather. You should
a. immediately take down the tape and enlarge perimeter
b. not "fuel" the crowd by moving them because the scene has
already been contaminated
c. remove the body from the scene as quickly as possible to
avoid creating an unruly mob and hostile media
d. keep tape in place and advise investigative police agency of
the need to enlarge the perimeter
e. tell crowd to move back or they will be arrested - ANSWER -d
- opening perimeter invites crowd into secured area
you are investigating the death of an unidentified person. a
search of the subject's pockets turn up an ID card without a
facial photograph on it. You should
a. assume the subject is who the ID says he is
b. search body for further ID; if you don't find any, use ID card
that was in his pocket
c. be aware that an ID card that does not contain a facial picture
should never be used to make a positive identification
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who is responsible for scene security at a crime scene -
ANSWER -law
enforcement
who is the first point of contact for a scene death - ANSWER -
police officer
what information must be provided to pathologist by MEI before
autopsy - ANSWER -questions about circumstances and
observations, additional hazards or health conditions, things
that require special care, additional testing, religious beliefs
The death investigator and a police officer arrive at the scene
within minutes of
each
other
a. police officer is in charge and directs work
b. death investigator is in charge and directs work
c. best approach is a "team" approach to performing the work
d. each has specific responsibilities and should not interact
,e. work together only if necessary, you represent different
agencies - ANSWER -c. medicolegal death investigator is
generally responsible for body and objects attached to or in
continuity with the body to assist in determining cause and
manner of death
the pathologist must be alerted to religious requests from the
family
a. before the victim's body is taken from
the hospital
b. after the autopsy, before the body is taken to the
.
funeral home
c. only if the religion
when
requires it
d. before the autopsy is
performed
e. before the victim's body is taken from the scene -
ANSWER -d
communicating with the pathologist, a good investigator
distinguishes between a request for information and a request
for an opinion. Which type is the following question: "what time
was the death pronounced?"
a. request for
opinion
b. for
information
,c. for information and
opinion
d. for
assistance
e. none of the above -
ANSWER –b
circumstances surrounding death cannot be determined
with reasonable
certainty - ANSWER -
undetermined
5 manners of death - ANSWER -suicide, homicide,
accident, natural,
undetermined
what manner of death is a intentional drug overdose - ANSWER
-suicide
what manner of death is a motor vehicle collision - ANSWER -
accident
a clandestine meth lab has exploded and the "chemist's" body
is on the scene.
You may undertake your scene
investigation when
a. police and fire departments think the scene is sake
b. fire department and hazardous material team think the scene
is safe
, c. fire department and police chief think the scene is safe
d. media have arrived
e. visible flames are no longer present - ANSWER -b law
enforcement cannot make decisions regarding scene safety
in chemical fires
you arrive at an outdoor homicide scene and find that the crime
scene tape binds too small a perimeter. Onlookers and media
are beginning to gather. You should
a. immediately take down the tape and enlarge perimeter
b. not "fuel" the crowd by moving them because the scene has
already been contaminated
c. remove the body from the scene as quickly as possible to
avoid creating an unruly mob and hostile media
d. keep tape in place and advise investigative police agency of
the need to enlarge the perimeter
e. tell crowd to move back or they will be arrested - ANSWER -d
- opening perimeter invites crowd into secured area
you are investigating the death of an unidentified person. a
search of the subject's pockets turn up an ID card without a
facial photograph on it. You should
a. assume the subject is who the ID says he is
b. search body for further ID; if you don't find any, use ID card
that was in his pocket
c. be aware that an ID card that does not contain a facial picture
should never be used to make a positive identification
