ABMDI Practice Registry Test OG
1. 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 <Ans> B
2. 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 <Ans> C
3. 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 communi- cated 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 <Ans> B
,4. If you are called to a hospital's emergency department to begin the medicolegal
death investigation of a death caused by a firearm, the medicole- gal "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 <Ans> A
5. State systems, or states with a "State Medical Examiner" typically investi- gate
A. all deaths that occur within their national "region" (i.e., southwestern, north- eastern
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 <Ans> C
6. 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": D
7. Proper distribution and use of investigative reports include all of the follow- ing
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 <Ans> D
8. 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.
1. 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 <Ans> B
2. 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 <Ans> C
3. 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 communi- cated 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 <Ans> B
,4. If you are called to a hospital's emergency department to begin the medicolegal
death investigation of a death caused by a firearm, the medicole- gal "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 <Ans> A
5. State systems, or states with a "State Medical Examiner" typically investi- gate
A. all deaths that occur within their national "region" (i.e., southwestern, north- eastern
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 <Ans> C
6. 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": D
7. Proper distribution and use of investigative reports include all of the follow- ing
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 <Ans> D
8. 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.
