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Medical examiner/coroner authority at a death scene comes from - Answer the
medical examiner/coroner office policy derived from state statutory authority
When investigating a death, it is best to - Answer use all available resources
A good point to remember regarding report writing is that - Answer information is of
little use unless it is properly documented and communicated to others
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 -
Answer the emergency department
State systems, or states with a "State Medical Examiner" typically investigate -
Answer all deaths within their state that fall under statute
You work as an investigator for the medical examiner's office. The local high school
sociology teacher has invited you to give a presentation on "medicolegal death
investigation." Which ONE of the following topics would be MOST appropriate? -
Answer "The Role of the Medical Examiner"
Proper distribution and use of investigative reports include all of the following
EXCEPT which ONE? - Answer providing medical information to the news media
A recent infant death you investigated has been termed a SIDS death on the
preliminary autopsy report. You, as the investigator, must contact - Answer the local
SIDS Center and the local police agency
When one is writing descriptive information about a death scene, the name, address,
and telephone number of the decedent are all part of the _____________ to be
included in the case file - Answer demographic information
The public information officer (PIO) for your jurisdiction requests information
regarding an investigation for exclusive release. The investigator should - Answer
advise the PIO of office policy and decline to provide information that would not
otherwise be provided to other news agencies
A funeral director contacts you concerning the death of a local physician's spouse.
Upon discovering her dead, the physician called the funeral director and requested
that the body be immediately removed to the funeral home. You should do all of the
following EXCEPT - Answer inquire whether the physician had marital problems
A businesswoman from out of town is found dead in her motel room, the victim of
apparent homicidal violence. Personal items in the room reveal she is married and
lives in an adjoining state. In order to notify her next-of-kin, the investigator should -
Answer contact the law enforcement agency in the husband's jurisdiction. Ask them
to send a police officer(s) to the husband's residence and inform him of the death.
Request that the officer(s) remain at the residence and direct the husband to call the
investigator's office at that time
