Medicolegal Death Investigation| 327 questions| with complete solutions

State Statues correct answer: Laws passed by the individual state government (Secretary of the State assembles) that governs the state Federal Statutes correct answer: Laws passed by the U.S. Congress and signed by the president. Statutes correct answer: Laws enacted by the legislative branch of government Vital Statistics correct answer: official records of births, marriages, divorces, and deaths Armed Forces Medical Examiner correct answer: Who conducts the forensic pathology investigation if the deceased is involved in any federal investigation (County) State Systems correct answer: Deaths that occur within the state are investigated by the state Anencephalic correct answer: born without a brain Bereavement correct answer: state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one Brain death correct answer: Final cessation of activity in the CNS, as indicated by a flat EEG or absence of cerebral blood flow for a predetermined amount of time Cardiac death correct answer: Final cessation of activity in the cardiovascular system involving the heart and blood vessels Cessation correct answer: Final stoppage of action Coroner correct answer: Typically an elected official who decides weather a death occurred under circumstances that require an autopsy, either by law or to determine manner or cause of death. A coroner can determine the scope of an autopsy and who will perform it if the elected coroner is not qualified. Only Kansas, Louisiana, North Dakota and Ohio require that coroners be medical doctors. Jurisdiction correct answer: The power of authority a court or office has over individuals or trauma Legal next-of-kin correct answer: The person from whom the medicolegal death investigator must secure consent before initiating any procurement activity Medical examiner correct answer: Usually a medical doctor, although not necessarily a highly trained pathologist. Like a coroner, a medical examiner decides weather a death occurred under circumstances that may require an autopsy and who will perform it if the medical examiner is not qualified. A medical examiner is usually appointed to the