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Medical examiner/coroner authority at a death scene 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. ✔Correct Answer-B
When investigating a death, it is best to
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 arrival. ✔Correct Answer-C
A good point to remember regarding report writing is 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 documented 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 "shortcuts" to good, efficient report writing.
E.the more medical terminology the better. ✔Correct Answer-B
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 Answer-A
State systems, or states with a "State Medical Examiner" 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. ✔Correct Answer-C
You work as an investigator for the medical examiner's office. The local high school sociology teacher
has invited you to give a presentation on "medicolegal death investigation." Which ONE of the
following topics 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" ✔Correct Answer-D
Proper distribution and use of investigative reports 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. ✔Correct Answer-D
A recent infant death you investigated has been termed a SIDS death on the preliminary autopsy
report. 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 center until the cause of death has been finalized.
D.child protection services.
E.the district attorney's office. ✔Correct Answer-B
When one is writing descriptive information about a death scene, the name, address, and telephone
number 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 ✔Correct Answer-C
The public information officer (PIO) for your jurisdiction requests information regarding an
investigation for exclusive release. The investigator should
A.advise the PIO of office policy and decline to provide information that would not otherwise be
provided to other news agencies.
B.provide the information because the PIO understands your departmental policies and is usually fair
in relasing information to all news outlets.
C.advise the PIO of the information with added request that the information not be released until a
later specified date.
D.decline to provide information stating that the office will make its own news release at a later time.
E.None of the above. ✔Correct Answer-A
A funeral director contacts you concerning the death of a local physician's spouse. Upon discovering
her dead, the physician called the funeral director and requested that the body be immediately
removed to the funeral home. You should do all of the following EXCEPT
A.follow your agency's policy consistent with home deaths.
B.instruct the funeral director not to remove the body.
C.explain your agency's home death procedures to the physician.
D.verify the decedent's medical history.
E.inquire whether the physician had marital problems. ✔Correct Answer-E
A businesswoman from out of town is found dead in her motel room, the victim of apparent
homicidal violence. Personal items in the room reveal she is married and lives in an adjoining state.
In order to notify her next-of-kin, the investigator should
A.telephone the husband and advise him of the death immediately, then send a police officer(s) to
the husband's residence and inform him of the death. Request that the officer(s) remain at the
residence and direct the husband to call the investigator's office at that time.
B.contact the law enforcement agency in the husband's jurisdiction. Ask them to send a police
officer(s) to the husband's residence and inform him of the death. Request that the officer(s) remain
at the residence and direct the husband to call the investigator's office at that time.
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Medical examiner/coroner authority at a death scene 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. ✔Correct Answer-B
When investigating a death, it is best to
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 arrival. ✔Correct Answer-C
A good point to remember regarding report writing is 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 documented 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 "shortcuts" to good, efficient report writing.
E.the more medical terminology the better. ✔Correct Answer-B
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 Answer-A
State systems, or states with a "State Medical Examiner" 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. ✔Correct Answer-C
You work as an investigator for the medical examiner's office. The local high school sociology teacher
has invited you to give a presentation on "medicolegal death investigation." Which ONE of the
following topics 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" ✔Correct Answer-D
Proper distribution and use of investigative reports 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. ✔Correct Answer-D
A recent infant death you investigated has been termed a SIDS death on the preliminary autopsy
report. 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 center until the cause of death has been finalized.
D.child protection services.
E.the district attorney's office. ✔Correct Answer-B
When one is writing descriptive information about a death scene, the name, address, and telephone
number 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 ✔Correct Answer-C
The public information officer (PIO) for your jurisdiction requests information regarding an
investigation for exclusive release. The investigator should
A.advise the PIO of office policy and decline to provide information that would not otherwise be
provided to other news agencies.
B.provide the information because the PIO understands your departmental policies and is usually fair
in relasing information to all news outlets.
C.advise the PIO of the information with added request that the information not be released until a
later specified date.
D.decline to provide information stating that the office will make its own news release at a later time.
E.None of the above. ✔Correct Answer-A
A funeral director contacts you concerning the death of a local physician's spouse. Upon discovering
her dead, the physician called the funeral director and requested that the body be immediately
removed to the funeral home. You should do all of the following EXCEPT
A.follow your agency's policy consistent with home deaths.
B.instruct the funeral director not to remove the body.
C.explain your agency's home death procedures to the physician.
D.verify the decedent's medical history.
E.inquire whether the physician had marital problems. ✔Correct Answer-E
A businesswoman from out of town is found dead in her motel room, the victim of apparent
homicidal violence. Personal items in the room reveal she is married and lives in an adjoining state.
In order to notify her next-of-kin, the investigator should
A.telephone the husband and advise him of the death immediately, then send a police officer(s) to
the husband's residence and inform him of the death. Request that the officer(s) remain at the
residence and direct the husband to call the investigator's office at that time.
B.contact the law enforcement agency in the husband's jurisdiction. Ask them to send a police
officer(s) to the husband's residence and inform him of the death. Request that the officer(s) remain
at the residence and direct the husband to call the investigator's office at that time.
