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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...

Barbituates correct answers 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 answers Barbituate. Used in treatment of migraines. Phenobarbital correct answe...

Official pronouncement of death can: correct answers Be defermined by state statute and local customs. Authorization to conduct a medicolegal autopsy must be provided by: correct answers The coroner or medical examiner when jurisdiction is established. A previously healthy 4 m.o. Infant is fou...

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 answers e. all of the above A 35 year old white female, who was employed as a ...

Medical examiner/coroner authority at a death scene comes from? correct answers the medical examiner/coroner office policy derived from state statutory authority. State systems, or states with a "State Medical Examiner" typically investigate? correct answers all deaths within their state that f...

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 answers E Authoriza...

ANECEPHALIC correct answers An infant born without a brain BEREAVEMENT correct answers Sorrow following the death of a loved one BRAIN DEATH correct answers Final cessation of activity in the central nervous system, as indicated by a flat EEG or absence of cerebral blood flow for a predetermin...

Sings of Death Include: correct answers -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 answers Stiffness of the body that sets in several hours after death Rigor Mor...

If you are called to a hospital's emergency department to begin the medicolegal death investigation of a death caused by a firearm, the medicolegal "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 ...

Medical examiner/coroner authority at a death scene comes from correct answers the medical examiner/coroner office policy derived from state statutory authority When investigating a death, it is best to correct answers use all available resources A good point to remember regarding report writi...

Personal Property correct answers Property on or near the decedent and can be returned to the next of kin Evidence correct answers Any material that contributes to the cause or manner of death and is considered important to supporting the facts of the case. Evidence can be any item the investigat...

Official pronouncement of death can be accomplished by correct answers the state statue and local customs Authorization to conduct a medicolegal autopsy must be provided by correct answers the coroner or medical examiner when jurisdiction is established A healthy 4 month old infant is found un...

Cause of Death correct answers The disease, injury, or combination of conditions that leads to the death of the individual Manner of Death correct answers A classification of death based on how the cause of death was brought into play, with the typical options being natural, accident, suicide, ho...

The medical examiner/coroner's office legal authority derived is derived from __________ correct answers State and local laws Who is responsible for assembling revised state statutes that a county jurisdiction must adhere to? correct answers Secretary of State If a county contains a military ...