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A 32-year-old male dies of AIDS; 30 days after the decedent's funeral, it
is permissible for the death investigator to:
a. Release pictures taken at the scene to the media
b. Disclose info about the death to interested parties as permissible by
statute
c. Inform the media as to the COD
d. Release info to the NOK
e. None of the above - ✔✔b. Disclose info about the death to interested
parties as permissible by statute
,Abrasion - ✔✔Superficial loss of skin by the process of friction
Additional info that should be sought in cases of suspected child abuse
includes:
a. Whether one parent was absent at the time of injury
b. Whether a non-natural parent or paramour was the caregiver of the
victim at the time of injury
c. Photographs of the object causing injury or the place of injury
d. Previous injures suffered by the child
e. All of the above - ✔✔e. All of the above
Affect - ✔✔The conscious, subjective aspect of an emotion, typically
considered apart from bodily changes
Automatic Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) - ✔✔A
comprehensive method of identifying fingerprints
AIDS - ✔✔An infectious disease caused by the HIV
,All of the following items are useful in estimating the time of death
EXCEPT:
a. Rigor mortis
b. Maggot infection
c. Newspapers accumulated at the scene
d. The amount of blood present at the scene
e. Blanching of lividity - ✔✔d. The amount of blood present at the
scene
Ambient - ✔✔A condition that completely surrounds or encompasses
something
Anecephalic - ✔✔An infant born without a brain
Anemia - ✔✔Deficiency of red blood cells
Aneurysm - ✔✔An abnormal, permanent dilation of an artery, usually
caused by infection or atherosclerosis
, Angiography - ✔✔The radiographic visualization of blood vessels after
they are filled with contrast media
Anomaly - ✔✔A marked deviation from normal; for example,
congenital defects
Anoxia - ✔✔A lack of oxygen typically incompatible with life
Antemortem - ✔✔Occurring before death
Antemortem Blood Sample - ✔✔An initial blood sample that usually is
obtained when the subject arrives at the hospital ER, before additional
diagnostic or therapeutic treatment is initiated
Antibody - ✔✔A protein that attaches to or inactivates a specific
antigen
Anticoagulant - ✔✔A chemical that prevents blood from clotting
Antigen - ✔✔A protein that stimulates the production of a specific
antibody