PRPA Death Investigation – Questions & Solutions
Is SIDS a cause of death? Right Ans - No, it is a classification
What does SIDS stand for? Right Ans - sudden infant death syndrome
(SIDS)
Who can pronounce death? Right Ans - - Doctor
- Police Officer
- Fire Fighter
Name 4 things/injuries that are not signs of death. Right Ans - - Contusion
- Laceration
-Incision
-Abrasion
What is the chemical changes in the muscles that cause the limbs to stiffen
after death? Right Ans - Rigor Mortis
What is insect activity associated with? Right Ans - Death
What is Purge? Right Ans - Stomach bile draining from the mouth after
death
Blood pooling at the lowest part of the body due to gravity, after death, is
defined as? Right Ans - Lividity
While doing a death investigation, how should the investigation be treated?
Right Ans - Treat every investigation as a homicide
When arriving on scene to a possible homicide what is the first thing an officer
should do? Right Ans - Examine body for signs of life (verify death)
Cold to touch
No pulse/heartbeat
No breathing
Eyes fixed, crusty, cloudy
Presence of rigor mortis
animal/insect activity
, Hubert is taking a long bubble bath. She decides she would be productive and
blow dry her hair while in the bath. She accidentally drops the blow dryer in
the tub and gets electrocuted to death. What type of manner of death would to
be?
A. Natural
B. Homicide
C. Accidental
D. Auto-Erotic Right Ans - C. Accidental
Gonzalez took six PCP pills and wanted to drive to Mexico. Later, police find
Gonzalez dead in the back seat of the vehicle but no blood or injuries. What
type of death occurred?
A. Natural
B. Homicide
C. Accidental
D. Pended Right Ans - D. Pended- need examination to find cause of death
When Caron attempts to choke himself and perform self-pleasure but ends up
killing himself. what type of accidental death is that?
A. Natural
B. Homicide
C. Accidental
D. Auto-Erotic Right Ans - D. Auto-Erotic
What type of manner of death would be the person died of heart attack or
diabetes?
A. Natural
B. Homicide
C. Accidental
D. Suicide Right Ans - A. Natural Death
Emily slashed her wrist but was able to be rushed to the hospital and be
stabilized. What manner of death was Emily attempting to perform?
Is SIDS a cause of death? Right Ans - No, it is a classification
What does SIDS stand for? Right Ans - sudden infant death syndrome
(SIDS)
Who can pronounce death? Right Ans - - Doctor
- Police Officer
- Fire Fighter
Name 4 things/injuries that are not signs of death. Right Ans - - Contusion
- Laceration
-Incision
-Abrasion
What is the chemical changes in the muscles that cause the limbs to stiffen
after death? Right Ans - Rigor Mortis
What is insect activity associated with? Right Ans - Death
What is Purge? Right Ans - Stomach bile draining from the mouth after
death
Blood pooling at the lowest part of the body due to gravity, after death, is
defined as? Right Ans - Lividity
While doing a death investigation, how should the investigation be treated?
Right Ans - Treat every investigation as a homicide
When arriving on scene to a possible homicide what is the first thing an officer
should do? Right Ans - Examine body for signs of life (verify death)
Cold to touch
No pulse/heartbeat
No breathing
Eyes fixed, crusty, cloudy
Presence of rigor mortis
animal/insect activity
, Hubert is taking a long bubble bath. She decides she would be productive and
blow dry her hair while in the bath. She accidentally drops the blow dryer in
the tub and gets electrocuted to death. What type of manner of death would to
be?
A. Natural
B. Homicide
C. Accidental
D. Auto-Erotic Right Ans - C. Accidental
Gonzalez took six PCP pills and wanted to drive to Mexico. Later, police find
Gonzalez dead in the back seat of the vehicle but no blood or injuries. What
type of death occurred?
A. Natural
B. Homicide
C. Accidental
D. Pended Right Ans - D. Pended- need examination to find cause of death
When Caron attempts to choke himself and perform self-pleasure but ends up
killing himself. what type of accidental death is that?
A. Natural
B. Homicide
C. Accidental
D. Auto-Erotic Right Ans - D. Auto-Erotic
What type of manner of death would be the person died of heart attack or
diabetes?
A. Natural
B. Homicide
C. Accidental
D. Suicide Right Ans - A. Natural Death
Emily slashed her wrist but was able to be rushed to the hospital and be
stabilized. What manner of death was Emily attempting to perform?
