ABMDI Registry Actual Exam Questions With Answers

ABMDI Registry Actual Exam Questions With Answers The medical examiner/coroner's office legal authority derived is derived from __________ - ANSWER- State and local laws Who is responsible for assembling revised state statutes that a county jurisdiction must adhere to? - ANSWER- Secretary of State If a county contains a military facility, decisions on death investigations may be made by the ____________________ - ANSWER- Armed Forces Medical Examiner Deaths on Indian reservations are investigated by the _____ - ANSWER- FBI Who must be notified in the event of a commercial plane crash? - ANSWER- NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) Who must be notified in the event of a noncommercial plane crash? - ANSWER- FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) Who must be notified of any job-related deaths? - ANSWER- OSHA Family and Children's Protection Services are to be notified of any child death to... - ANSWER- Obtain information as to previous referrals on the child's family The Sudden Infant Death Center must be contacted after a _____ death has been properly identified - ANSWER- SIDS Case information should only be released to those persons who are authorized to receive the information, which is determined by... - ANSWER- Individual office policy After the death is certified, information on the death certificate is in the ________ ________ - ANSWER- Public domain How do child death review teams function? - ANSWER- As confidential, fact finding groups that exchange detailed information from the ME/coroners among agencies What is the goal of child death review teams? - ANSWER- To improve the management outcome and prevention strategies in dealing with childhood deaths Deaths under the jurisdiction of _____/_______ are the largest single source of organs and tissues that can be legally donated by a decedents NOK - ANSWER- ME/coroner ___________ must be given by NOK before organs can be donated - ANSWERPermission A medical determination of _______ _______ is required before proceeding with donation - ANSWER- Brain death Death occurs when there is either cessation of _______ or _______ - ANSWER- Heart, brain function The _______ determination of death in a medical setting is the official pronouncement time on the death certificate - ANSWER- First ________ and ________ may be obtained in either type of death - ANSWER- Tissue, bone Organs may be obtained only in cases in which ______ death occurs - ANSWER- Brain What organs may be recovered for transplantation from brain dead (respirator dependent) individuals? - ANSWER- Heart, lungs, liver, bone marrow, kidneys, pancreas Following the initial organ recovery, what tissues may be removed from individuals with cardiac death (off the respirator)? - ANSWER- Corneas, skin, middle ears, bone, heart valves, tendons Eyes must be removed within ___ hours after death whereas the other tissues may be removed up to 24 hours after death - ANSWER- 6 When do ME/coroners refuse organ recovery? - ANSWER- In deaths of small children when there is suspected abuse, SIDS, legally significant accidental deaths In __________ and _________, donation is usually allowed - ANSWER- Natural deaths and common accidents What conditions would make someone ineligible for organ and or tissue donation? - ANSWER- AIDS, sepsis, previous history of drug abuse, degenerative disease of bone and/or nerve, cancer, hepatitis, dementia What are the 3 major sections of the death certificate? - ANSWER- Cause and manner of death, demographic information, and disposition of death certificate How long does the certifier typically have to establish cause and manner of death or submit a pending DC? - ANSWER- 5 to 7 days Who is responsible for completing the demographic information (name, place of birth, place of death, race, education, and name of spouse) on the DC? - ANSWER- The funeral director Why is it important to complete and release the DC in a timely manner? - ANSWERDelays may result in the family's inability to receive funds, make insurance claims, transport the body, close bank accounts, and get closure Certification of the manner of death has great consequences for... - ANSWER- The decedents family, institutions, and insurance companies On the DC, where is the immediate cause of death placed? - ANSWER- On line A in Part I On the DC, where are the proximate causes placed? - ANSWER- In sequential order for up to four lines Diseases injuries, or events, that although they were not the immediate cause and did not directly relate to death, may have significantly contributed to the death refers to the __________ section of the DC - ANSWER- Other Significant Conditions or Part II What states require coroners to be medical doctors? - ANSWER- Kansas, Louisiana, North Dakota, and Ohio OPO - ANSWER- Organ Procurement Organization