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American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators (ABMDI)
American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators (ABMDI)
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[Show more]State Statues correct answer: Laws passed by the individual state government (Secretary of the State assembles) that governs the state 
 
Federal Statutes correct answer: Laws passed by the U.S. Congress and signed by the president. 
 
Statutes correct answer: Laws enacted by the legislative bran...
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Add to cartState Statues correct answer: Laws passed by the individual state government (Secretary of the State assembles) that governs the state 
 
Federal Statutes correct answer: Laws passed by the U.S. Congress and signed by the president. 
 
Statutes correct answer: Laws enacted by the legislative bran...
When a decedent is discovered in a public place and a crowd has gathered, the investigator should... correct answer: ...have the body shielded from view (by using a clean sheet, line of officers, automobile, etc.) and conduct a death scene investigation 
 
A 32 year-old male dies of AIDS; 30 days a...
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Add to cartWhen a decedent is discovered in a public place and a crowd has gathered, the investigator should... correct answer: ...have the body shielded from view (by using a clean sheet, line of officers, automobile, etc.) and conduct a death scene investigation 
 
A 32 year-old male dies of AIDS; 30 days a...
ANECEPHALIC correct answer: An infant born without a brain 
 
BEREAVEMENT correct answer: Sorrow following the death of a loved one 
 
BRAIN DEATH correct answer: Final cessation of activity in the central nervous system, as indicated by a flat EEG or absence of cerebral blood flow for a predeter...
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Add to cartANECEPHALIC correct answer: An infant born without a brain 
 
BEREAVEMENT correct answer: Sorrow following the death of a loved one 
 
BRAIN DEATH correct answer: Final cessation of activity in the central nervous system, as indicated by a flat EEG or absence of cerebral blood flow for a predeter...
Anacephalic correct answer: An infant born without a brain. 
 
Coronal plane correct answer: The plane that divides the body into front and back (e.g, anterior [ventral] and posterior [dorsal]) halves 
 
Mid-sagittal plane correct answer: The plane that divides the body into right and left halves...
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Add to cartAnacephalic correct answer: An infant born without a brain. 
 
Coronal plane correct answer: The plane that divides the body into front and back (e.g, anterior [ventral] and posterior [dorsal]) halves 
 
Mid-sagittal plane correct answer: The plane that divides the body into right and left halves...
Which of the following MUST notify the coroner/ME promptly upon discovery of a suspicious death? 
a. law enforcement official 
b. funeral director 
c. EMT or paramedic 
d. ER room physician 
e. all of the above correct answer: e. all of the above 
 
A 35 year old white female, who was employed as a...
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Add to cartWhich of the following MUST notify the coroner/ME promptly upon discovery of a suspicious death? 
a. law enforcement official 
b. funeral director 
c. EMT or paramedic 
d. ER room physician 
e. all of the above correct answer: e. all of the above 
 
A 35 year old white female, who was employed as a...
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Barbituates correct answer: Four main categories: 
1. Ultra-short-acting - used to induce surgical anesthesia 
2. Short-acting 
3. Intermediate-acting - used as sedative-hypnotics 
4. Long-acting 
 
Butalbital correct answer: Barbituate. Used in treatment of migraines. 
 
Phenobarbital correct ans...
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Add to cartBarbituates correct answer: Four main categories: 
1. Ultra-short-acting - used to induce surgical anesthesia 
2. Short-acting 
3. Intermediate-acting - used as sedative-hypnotics 
4. Long-acting 
 
Butalbital correct answer: Barbituate. Used in treatment of migraines. 
 
Phenobarbital correct ans...
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Sings of Death Include: correct answer: -Lack of Pulse/Respiration 
-Absence of Heartbeat 
-Lack of Corneal Reflex and Pupillary Constriction 
-Coolness of the Body 
-Rigor Mortis 
-Livor Mortis 
 
Rigor Mortis correct answer: Stiffness of the body that sets in several hours after death 
 
Rigor M...
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Add to cartSings of Death Include: correct answer: -Lack of Pulse/Respiration 
-Absence of Heartbeat 
-Lack of Corneal Reflex and Pupillary Constriction 
-Coolness of the Body 
-Rigor Mortis 
-Livor Mortis 
 
Rigor Mortis correct answer: Stiffness of the body that sets in several hours after death 
 
Rigor M...
Official pronouncement of death can: 
a. Be accomplished only by a physician 
b. Be accomplished by any medical professional 
c. Be accomplished by any responsible party 
d. Be accomplished by on-duty police officers 
e. Be determined by state statute and local customs correct answer: E 
 
Authoriz...
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Add to cartOfficial pronouncement of death can: 
a. Be accomplished only by a physician 
b. Be accomplished by any medical professional 
c. Be accomplished by any responsible party 
d. Be accomplished by on-duty police officers 
e. Be determined by state statute and local customs correct answer: E 
 
Authoriz...
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A 30-year-old male dies of AIDS; it is permissible for the death investigator to: 
a. Release property taken at the scene to the family 
b. Disclose information about the death to interested parties 
c. Inform the media as to the cause of death 
d. Amend the death certificate for the emotional well...
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Add to cartA 30-year-old male dies of AIDS; it is permissible for the death investigator to: 
a. Release property taken at the scene to the family 
b. Disclose information about the death to interested parties 
c. Inform the media as to the cause of death 
d. Amend the death certificate for the emotional well...
Medical examiner/coroner authority at a death scene comes from correct answer: B. the medical examiner/coroner office policy derived from state statutory authority. 
 
When investigating a death, it is best to correct answer: C. use all available resources. 
 
A good point to remember regarding re...
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Add to cartMedical examiner/coroner authority at a death scene comes from correct answer: B. the medical examiner/coroner office policy derived from state statutory authority. 
 
When investigating a death, it is best to correct answer: C. use all available resources. 
 
A good point to remember regarding re...
Official pronouncement of death can: correct answer: Be defermined by state statute and local customs. 
 
Authorization to conduct a medicolegal autopsy must be provided by: correct answer: The coroner or medical examiner when jurisdiction is established. 
 
A previously healthy 4 m.o. Infant is f...
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Add to cartOfficial pronouncement of death can: correct answer: Be defermined by state statute and local customs. 
 
Authorization to conduct a medicolegal autopsy must be provided by: correct answer: The coroner or medical examiner when jurisdiction is established. 
 
A previously healthy 4 m.o. Infant is f...
Q. In 1923, August Vollmer established the first crime laboratory in ___________________. 
 
A. New York, New York 
B. Los Angeles, California 
C. Charlotte, North Carolina 
D. Washington, D.C. correct answer: B 
 
____________ are elected officials and in most jurisdictions the only credentials re...
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Add to cartQ. In 1923, August Vollmer established the first crime laboratory in ___________________. 
 
A. New York, New York 
B. Los Angeles, California 
C. Charlotte, North Carolina 
D. Washington, D.C. correct answer: B 
 
____________ are elected officials and in most jurisdictions the only credentials re...
ANECEPHALIC correct answer: An infant born without a brain 
 
BEREAVEMENT correct answer: Sorrow following the death of a loved one 
 
BRAIN DEATH correct answer: Final cessation of activity in the central nervous system, as indicated by a flat EEG or absence of cerebral blood flow for a predeter...
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Add to cartANECEPHALIC correct answer: An infant born without a brain 
 
BEREAVEMENT correct answer: Sorrow following the death of a loved one 
 
BRAIN DEATH correct answer: Final cessation of activity in the central nervous system, as indicated by a flat EEG or absence of cerebral blood flow for a predeter...
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