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ANECEPHALIC - answer-An infant born without a brain h h h h h h h
BEREAVEMENT - answer-Sorrow following the death of a loved one h h h h h h h h h
BRAIN DEATH - answer- h h h
Final cessation of activity in the central nervous system, as indicated by
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a flat EEG or absence of cerebral blood flow for a predetermined perio
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d of time
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CARDIAC DEATH - answer- h h h
Final cessation of activity in the cardiovascular system involving the he
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art and blood vessels
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CESSATION - answer-The final stoppage of action h h h h h h
CORONER - answer- h h
Typically an elected official who decides whether a death occurred und
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er circumstances that require an autopsy, either by law or to determine
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manner or cause.
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JURISDICTION - answer- h h
The power of authority a court or office has over individuals or trauma
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LNOK - answer- h h
The person from whom the medicolegal death investigator must secur
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e consent before initiating any procurement activity
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MEDICAL EXAMINER - answer- h h h
Usually a medical doctor, although not necessary a highly trained path
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ologist. Like a coroner, a ME decides whether a death occurred under ci
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rcumstances that may require an autopsy and who will perform it if the
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ME is not qualified.
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OPO (organ procurement organization) - answer-
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The agency responsible for identifying potential donors, obtaining con
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sent, and procuring organs
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POSTMORTEM CHANGES - answer- h h h
Alterations of the body following death, including decomposition and
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environmental resuscitative injuries h h
STATUTES - answer- h h
Laws enacted by the legislative branch of government
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VERIFY - answer- h h
Establish or confirm the accuracy of information or evidence through t
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estimony
VITAL STATISTICS - answer-
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A gov't agency responsible for maintaining a system of registration and
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release of records for the public, including birth, marriage, divorce, an
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death
Official pronouncement of death can :
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A. be accomplished only by a physician
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B. be accomplished by any medical professional
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C. be accomplished by any responsible party
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D. be accomplished by on-duty police officiers
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E. be determined by state statue and local customs - answer-E.
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Authorization to conduct a medicolegal autopsy must be provided by:
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A. the decedent's NOK
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B. the coroner or ME when jurisdiction is esetablished
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C. a will or other document signed before death
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D. the treating physician
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E. all of the above - answer-B
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A previously healthy four-month-
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old infant is found unresponsive in his crib at home. He is rushed to a h
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ospital, where he is maintained on a respirator for 26 hours before bein
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g declared dead. No external trauma or disease is noted by the treating
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physician:
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A. the coroner is without jurisdiction because of hospitalization
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B. The coroner has jurisdiction because of the unexplained death of an
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infant
C. The coroner has jurisdiction because of length of hospitalization
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D. The absence of trauma precludes the coroner's having jurisdiction
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E. Significant trauma will always be apparent on the surface of the bod
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y - answer-B
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Your office is investigating a suspected SIDS death. You should notify yo
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ur statewide SIDS program:
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A. ASAP following the autopsy
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B. within 24 hours of the death
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C. within 48 hours of the death
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D. within 72 hours of the death
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E. within one week of the death - answer-A
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D EXAM WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS 2
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ANECEPHALIC - answer-An infant born without a brain h h h h h h h
BEREAVEMENT - answer-Sorrow following the death of a loved one h h h h h h h h h
BRAIN DEATH - answer- h h h
Final cessation of activity in the central nervous system, as indicated by
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a flat EEG or absence of cerebral blood flow for a predetermined perio
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d of time
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CARDIAC DEATH - answer- h h h
Final cessation of activity in the cardiovascular system involving the he
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art and blood vessels
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CESSATION - answer-The final stoppage of action h h h h h h
CORONER - answer- h h
Typically an elected official who decides whether a death occurred und
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er circumstances that require an autopsy, either by law or to determine
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manner or cause.
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JURISDICTION - answer- h h
The power of authority a court or office has over individuals or trauma
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h h h h h h
024
LNOK - answer- h h
The person from whom the medicolegal death investigator must secur
h h h h h h h h h
e consent before initiating any procurement activity
h h h h h h
MEDICAL EXAMINER - answer- h h h
Usually a medical doctor, although not necessary a highly trained path
h h h h h h h h h h
ologist. Like a coroner, a ME decides whether a death occurred under ci
h h h h h h h h h h h h
rcumstances that may require an autopsy and who will perform it if the
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ME is not qualified.
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OPO (organ procurement organization) - answer-
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The agency responsible for identifying potential donors, obtaining con
h h h h h h h h
sent, and procuring organs
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POSTMORTEM CHANGES - answer- h h h
Alterations of the body following death, including decomposition and
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environmental resuscitative injuries h h
STATUTES - answer- h h
Laws enacted by the legislative branch of government
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024
VERIFY - answer- h h
Establish or confirm the accuracy of information or evidence through t
h h h h h h h h h h
estimony
VITAL STATISTICS - answer-
h h h
A gov't agency responsible for maintaining a system of registration and
h h h h h h h h h h h
release of records for the public, including birth, marriage, divorce, an
h h h h h h h h h h h
death
Official pronouncement of death can :
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A. be accomplished only by a physician
h h h h h h h
B. be accomplished by any medical professional
h h h h h h
C. be accomplished by any responsible party
h h h h h h
D. be accomplished by on-duty police officiers
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E. be determined by state statue and local customs - answer-E.
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Authorization to conduct a medicolegal autopsy must be provided by:
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A. the decedent's NOK
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B. the coroner or ME when jurisdiction is esetablished
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C. a will or other document signed before death
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D. the treating physician
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E. all of the above - answer-B
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024
A previously healthy four-month-
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old infant is found unresponsive in his crib at home. He is rushed to a h
h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h
ospital, where he is maintained on a respirator for 26 hours before bein
h h h h h h h h h h h h
g declared dead. No external trauma or disease is noted by the treating
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physician:
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A. the coroner is without jurisdiction because of hospitalization
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B. The coroner has jurisdiction because of the unexplained death of an
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infant
C. The coroner has jurisdiction because of length of hospitalization
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D. The absence of trauma precludes the coroner's having jurisdiction
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E. Significant trauma will always be apparent on the surface of the bod
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y - answer-B
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Your office is investigating a suspected SIDS death. You should notify yo
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ur statewide SIDS program:
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A. ASAP following the autopsy
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B. within 24 hours of the death
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C. within 48 hours of the death
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D. within 72 hours of the death
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E. within one week of the death - answer-A
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