ABMDI EXAM 2023
If you are called to a hospital's emergency department to begin the medicolegal
death investigation of a death caused by a firearm, the medicolegal "scene" is
A.the emergency department.
B.the emergency department and any part of the hospital leading from the street to
the room.
C.the whole hospital.
D.any location the decedent may have been prior to death.
E.any location the decedent may have been within the past 24 hours. - Answer A.the
emergency department.
If the deceased is decomposed, mutilated, or burned beyond recognition and the
family insists, for religious or cultural reasons, on viewing the body, the investigator
should:
A.expedite the family's request for immediate viewing by taking them directly to the
viewing area without delay.
B.refuse their request to view the remains under any circumstances; viewing will take
place after the funeral director assures the investigator that the body is appropriately
prepared.
C.prepare the family before viewing with a verbal explanation and possibly
photographs of the remains.
D.gather all pertinent information from the family after they view the remains.
E.explain to the family that the body is unrecognizable as the person they knew and
that they should hold the memories of the decedent as they knew them. - Answer
C.prepare the family before viewing with a verbal explanation and possibly
photographs of the remains
All of the following are considered common errors investigators make when
collecting evidence EXCEPT which one?
A.Removal of evidence before photographing.
B.Not collecting enough evidence.
C.Not collecting a standard of comparison.
D.Collecting too much evidence.
E.Not recognizing evidentiary value. - Answer D. Collecting too much evidence.
How a witness behaves and appears on the witness stand is called
__________evidence.
A.testimonial
B.demeanor
C.demonstrative
D.reproductive
E.physical - Answer B.demeanor
In a court of law, handling evidence in a "legally acceptable manner" refers to:
A.documenting your collection process.
B.documenting the chain of custody.
