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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Personal Property - correct answer Property on or near the decedent and can be returned to the next of kin Evidence - correct 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 investig...

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...

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...