ABMDI Q&A Exam Bundle

Medical examiner/coroner authority at a death scene comes from: A.the medical examiner official office policy manual. B.the medical examiner/coroner office policy derived from state statutory authority. C.the medical examiner/coroner office policy derived from federal statutory authority. D.the ...

Medical Examiner (ME) an appointed official and a physician (doesn't have to be a forensic pathologist ) authorized by state statute to investigate & examine persons dying suddenly or unexpectedly. *does not need specialized pathology training What is required for a successful death investigati...

Mandates, Jurisdiction, and Laws Titles: Origin, Greeks, Model Post Mortem Act, Limited autopsies, Family Permission, Local Health Department and First Medical Examiner Office. (Other Info.) - No universal body governing the death investigation system at a national level - PA mixed ME and Coroner...

State Statues Laws passed by the individual state government (Secretary of the State assembles) that governs the state Federal Statutes Laws passed by the U.S. Congress and signed by the president. Statutes Laws enacted by the legislative branch of government Vital Statistics official recor...

Anacephalic An infant born without a brain. Coronal plane The plane that divides the body into front and back (e.g, anterior [ventral] and posterior [dorsal]) halves Mid-sagittal plane The plane that divides the body into right and left halves Transverse The plane that divides the body into...

Signs of Death Include: -Lack of Pulse/Respiration -Absence of Heartbeat -Lack of Corneal Reflex and Pupillary Constriction -Coolness of the Body -Rigor Mortis -Livor Mortis Rigor Mortis Stiffness of the body that sets in several hours after death Rigor Mortis (Continued) -Starts in the s...

The primary responsibility of the UW medicolegal death investigation system is to ____________. - Certify the cause and manner of unnatural and unexplained deaths. ______________ is/are responsible for legal statutes defining what deaths must be investigated and who must be responsible for that i...

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

Barbituates 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 Barbituate. Used in treatment of migraines. Phenobarbital Barbituate. Used as anticonvulsant. Pentob...