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ABMDI EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024
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ABMDI EXAMDrowning is diagnosed by:
a. the combination of autopsy findings and a history of submersion
b. water or fluid in the stomach
c. a history of the body being submerged
d. water or fluid in the lungs
e. absence of traumatic injury - ANSWERS-a. the combination of autopsy findings
and a history of submersion
As an investigator, which of the following injuries would make you most suspect
child battering?
a. fracture of long bones
b. injuries inconsistent with the explained mode of injury
c. a history of a fall
d. thermal burns to the body
e. bruises to the body - ANSWERS-b. injuries inconsistent with the explained
mode of injury
Identifiable soot detected in the airway of a fire victim indicates which one of the
following?
a. breathing during the fire
,b. an artifact caused by the fire
c. charring of the human tissue during the fire
d. the victim was a heavy smoker
e. the death was the result of the fire - ANSWERS-a. breathing during the fire
The most common causes of physical traumatic death in child abuse cases are:
a. poisoning and drugs
b. subdural hematoma and/or intraabdominal hemorrhage
c. fractured ribs and upper arms
d. stab wounds and incisions
e. thermal burns - ANSWERS-b. subdural hematoma and/or intraabdominal
hemorrhage
Factors that affect the body's cooling rate include all of the following EXCEPT:
a. body size
b. ambient temperature
c. gender of the individual
d. amount of clothing
e. position at the scene - ANSWERS-c. gender of the individual
All of the following items are useful in estimating the time of death EXCEPT:
a. rigor mortis
,b. maggot infestations
c. newspapers accumulated at the scene
d. the amount of blood present at the scene
e. blanching of lividity - ANSWERS-d. the amount of blood present at the scene
Blunt force injuries that tear tissue and expose the nerve and blood vessels
beneath the skin are most appropriately described as:
a. incisions
b. lacerations
c. contusions
d. abrasions
e. stab wounds - ANSWERS-b. lacerations
An intermediate-range gunshot wound is identifiable by:
a. powder residue inside the entrance wound
b. bullet wipe surrounding the entrance wound
c. multiple unburned powder particles surrounding the entrance wound/clothing
d. a gray smudge or smoke residue on the clothing
e. no evidence of powder disposition - ANSWERS-c. multiple unburned powder
particles surrounding the entrance wound/clothing
A distant-range gunshot wound is identifiable by:
, a. stippling or tattooing surrounding the wound
b. soot surrounding the wound
c. an absence of gunshot residue surrounding the wound and/or clothing
d. fouling surrounding the wound
e. soot within the wound - ANSWERS-c. an absence of gunshot residue
surrounding the wound and/or clothing
Which of the following statements regarding maggots infesting a body is TRUE?
a. an autopsy performed on a maggot-infested body cannot be useful
b. maggots cannot be used to assist in estimating the time of death
c. maggots do not occur in bodies that have been dead for more than two weeks
d. maggots grow at predictable rates, depending on the climate and temperature
e. an expert who studies maggots is the odontologist - ANSWERS-d. maggots grow
at predictable rates, depending on the climate and temperature
Additional information 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 injuries suffered by the child
e. all of the above - ANSWERS-e. all of the above
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