AMERICAN BOARD OF MEDICOLEGAL
DEATH INVESTIGATORS ACTUAL EXAM
SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉Authorization to conduct a medicolegal autopsy must be provided
by:. Answer: The coroner or medical examiner when jurisdiction is
established.
◉A previously healthy 4 m.o. Infant is found unresponsive in his crib
at home. He is rushed to the hospital, where he is maintained on the
respirator for 26 hrs before being declared dead. No external trauma
or disease is noted by the treating physician.. Answer: The coroner
has jurisdiction bcuz of the unexplained death of an infant.
◉Your office is investigating a suspected SIDS death. You should
notify your statewide SIDS program within:. Answer: As soon as
possible following the autopsy.
◉In general, which of the following are NOT normally considered for
organ/tissue procurement purposes?. Answer: Reproductive organs
, ◉Authorization for organ/tissue procurement is considered valid if:.
Answer: The decedents legal next of kin or representitive has given
consent.
◉Brain death:. Answer: Final cessation of activity in the central
nervous system, as indicated by a flat electroencephalogram (EEG)
or absence of cerebral blood flow for a predetermined period of
time.
◉Anencephalic:. Answer: An infant born without a brain.
◉Jurisdiction:. Answer: The power or authority a court or office has
over individuals or trauma.
◉The death investigator and a police investigator arrive at the scene
within minutes of each other:. Answer: The best approach is a
"team" approach to performing the work.
◉In constructing a narrative report, the main idea is to relate:.
Answer: An overall and concise view of what happened.
◉Choose one of the most important important communication skills
for gathering information at the scene:. Answer: Listen and actively
study witnesses.
DEATH INVESTIGATORS ACTUAL EXAM
SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉Authorization to conduct a medicolegal autopsy must be provided
by:. Answer: The coroner or medical examiner when jurisdiction is
established.
◉A previously healthy 4 m.o. Infant is found unresponsive in his crib
at home. He is rushed to the hospital, where he is maintained on the
respirator for 26 hrs before being declared dead. No external trauma
or disease is noted by the treating physician.. Answer: The coroner
has jurisdiction bcuz of the unexplained death of an infant.
◉Your office is investigating a suspected SIDS death. You should
notify your statewide SIDS program within:. Answer: As soon as
possible following the autopsy.
◉In general, which of the following are NOT normally considered for
organ/tissue procurement purposes?. Answer: Reproductive organs
, ◉Authorization for organ/tissue procurement is considered valid if:.
Answer: The decedents legal next of kin or representitive has given
consent.
◉Brain death:. Answer: Final cessation of activity in the central
nervous system, as indicated by a flat electroencephalogram (EEG)
or absence of cerebral blood flow for a predetermined period of
time.
◉Anencephalic:. Answer: An infant born without a brain.
◉Jurisdiction:. Answer: The power or authority a court or office has
over individuals or trauma.
◉The death investigator and a police investigator arrive at the scene
within minutes of each other:. Answer: The best approach is a
"team" approach to performing the work.
◉In constructing a narrative report, the main idea is to relate:.
Answer: An overall and concise view of what happened.
◉Choose one of the most important important communication skills
for gathering information at the scene:. Answer: Listen and actively
study witnesses.
