FDI Exam 1 questions with complete solutions

Sketch resembles what would happen if you exploded the inside of the room and all the walls collapsed outward correct answer: exploded view sketch Who investigates deaths in Texas? correct answer: justice of the peace and med examiner systems What is a medicolegal death investigator? - what do they investigate - what are they responsible for - emphasizes information from who - determines what in an investigation correct answer: investigate death under jurisdiction of the medical examiner/coroner (including all suspicious, violent, unexplained and unexpected deaths), responsible for the dead person, emphasizes info dev from decedent, determines extent of investigation Medicolegal death investigators should have a combination of ___ and skills encompassing areas of ___ and ___ . correct answer: education; medicine and law What are the eligibility requirements for Registry Certification? (4) correct answer: 18, high school diploma, employed in a ME/Coroner office or equiv fed authority, min of 640 hours of death investigation experience A ME must have a minimum of 640 hours of death investigation experience. - 0.25 = - 1 hour = - 2.5 hours = - 5 hours = correct answer: - each on-call hour - investigation of a natural death and no investigation - investigation of non-natural death and no investigation - investigation of death with scene investigation Board Certification for a ME is available to experienced registered medicolegal death investigators who prove their mastery of all aspects of medicolegal death investigation. To be eligible to apply, you must: - certified at ___ (ABMDI) and in good standing for ___ ___ ___ - have an ___ ___ from a ___ ___ ___ recognized by a national educational accrediting agency - currently employed in a ___ /___ jurisdiction with the job responsibility to _____ - have a min of ___ hours of experience in the ______ correct answer: - Registry Level (ABMDI) and in good standing for a minimum of six months - Assoc degree from a post-secondary institution recognized by a national educational accrediting agency - Med Examiner/Coroner jurisdiction with the job responsibility to conduct scene investigation - 4,000 hours of experience in the past six years