ABMDI Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Personal Property Answer Property on or near the decedent and can be returned to the next of kin Evidence Answer 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 investigator deems important in explaining the circumstances of death. Types of evidence that is commonly encountered in death investigations Answer 1.)Ligatures 2). weapons and ammunition 3). medication 4). suicide not...

ABMDI EXAM 2023 WITH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Official pronouncement of death can: - ANSWER Be defermined by state statute and local customs. 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 o...

ABMDI-D Exam Questions and Answers 100% pass 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 predetermined period of time CARDIAC DEATH - Correct Answer ️️ -Final cessation of activity in the cardiovascular system involving the...

ABMDI Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass 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 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 declar...

ABMDI Demonstrating Scientific Knowledge Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass 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 Mortis (Continued) - Correct Answer ️️ --Starts in the smaller muscles (jaw, extremities) **First Indi...

ABMDI - Investigating Deaths Exam Questions and Answers 100% pass A clandestine methamphetamine laboratory has exploded, and the "chemist's" body is on the scene. You may undertake your scene investigation when __________ - Correct Answer ️️ -the fire department and hazardous material team think the scene is safe. You arrive at an outdoor homicide scene and find that the crime scene tape binds too small a perimeter. Onlookers and media are beginning to gather. You should __________...

ABMDI Practice Questions and Answers 100% Pass Medical examiner/coroner authority at a death scene comes from? - Correct Answer ️️ -the medical examiner/coroner office policy derived from state statutory authority. State systems, or states with a "State Medical Examiner" typically investigate? - Correct Answer ️️ -all deaths within their state that fall under statute. The public information officer (PIO) for your jurisdiction requests information regarding an investigation for ex...

ABMDI Board Certification Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass 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 Answer ️️ -Barbituate. Used as anticonvulsant. Pentobarbital - Correct Answer ️️ -Barbituate. Used to relieve intra...

ABMDI Registry Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass 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 Transverse - Correct Answer ️️ -The plane that divides the body into top and bottom (e.g. superior [cephalad] and inf...

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 top and bottom (e.g. superior [cephalad] and inferior [caudal]) halves Lateral - Surface or portion of the body that points toward the side or away from the midline of the body Medial - Des...

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, unexpectedly dies at work. An autopsy confirms the cause of death as bacterial meningitis. Which of the following agencies must be notified promptly? a. emergency medical association b. department o...

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. Pentobarbital - Barbituate. Used to relieve intracranial pressure following trauma