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Personal Property Answer Property on or near the decedent and can be returned to the next of kin Evidence Answer Any material that contributes to the cause or manner of death and is considered important to supporting the facts of the case. Evidence can be any item the investigator deems important in explaining the circumstances of death. Types of evidence that is commonly encountered in death investigations Answer 1.)Ligatures 2). weapons and ammunition 3). medication 4). suicide not...

ABMDI DEMONSTRATING SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE Sings of Death Include: correct answer: -Lack of Pulse/Respiration -Absence of Heartbeat -Lack of Corneal Reflex and Pupillary Constriction -Coolness of the Body -Rigor Mortis -Livor Mortis Rigor Mortis correct answer: Stiffness of the body that sets in several hours after death Rigor Mortis (Continued) correct answer: -Starts in the smaller muscles (jaw, extremities) **First Indicator appears after 2-4 hours** **Maximum Indicator is after 8-12 hours**...

which of the following is a discovery technique for generating ideas? A. Freewriting B. Writing and thesis C. Homework D. Drafting - answer-A. Freewriting Which of the following is a major focus of revision? A. Composing B. Reorganizing C. Editing D. Proofreading - answer-B. Reorganizing A writer should ________ A. Use sentences of equal length B. Use various sentence lengths and patterns C. Use words with complex derivations D. Use sentences with comma splices - answer-B. ...

The study of medicolegal death investigation is one that encompasses a number of other disciplines. These include: - answer-social sciences The two basic death investigation systems in the United States are: - answer-coroner and medical examiner What type of death investigation system does Louisiana have? - answer-coroner Many different professionals and agencies make up the response to a death investigation. Besides the medical examiner and coroner offices, others involved can include:...

True or False. The process of chemically treating the dead human body to reduce the presence and growth of microorganisms, to temporarily inhabit organic decomposition and to store an acceptable appearance is known as Embalming. - answer-True True or False. Hypodermic embalming is generally used as a supplemental procedure when tissues in the adult body cannot be treated sufficiently by: Surface Injection. - answer-(Vascular Injection) False Preparation of the deceased human remains is man...

State Statues - answer-Laws passed by the individual state government (Secretary of the State assembles) that governs the state Federal Statutes - answer-Laws passed by the U.S. Congress and signed by the president. Statutes - answer-Laws enacted by the legislative branch of government Vital Statistics - answer-official records of births, marriages, divorces, and deaths Armed Forces Medical Examiner - answer-Who conducts the forensic pathology investigation if the deceased is involve...

Authorizations to conduct a medicolegal autopsy must be provided by: A. the decedent's NOK B. the coroner or medical examiner when jurisdiction is established C. a will or other document signed before death D. the treating physician E. all of the above - answer-B. the coroner or medical examiner when jurisdiction is established. A previously health 4 month old infant is found unresponsive in his crib at home. He is rushed to the a hospital, where he is maintained on a respirator for 35...

Official pronouncement of death can... - answer-Be determined by state statute and local customs Authorization to conduct a medio-legal autopsy must be provuded by... - answer-The coroner or medical examiner when jurisdiction is established A previosuly healthy four-month-old infant is found unresponsive in his crib at home. He is rushed to the hospital, where he is maintained on a repirator for 26 hours before being declared dead. No external trauma or disease is noted by the treating phy...

Medical examiner/coroner authority at a death scene comes from: A.the medical examiner official office policy manual. B.the medical examiner/coroner office policy derived from state statutory authority. C.the medical examiner/coroner office policy derived from federal statutory authority. D.the coroner official office policy manual. E.the county board of supervisors. - answer-B. : the medical examiner/coroner office policy derived from state statutory authority. When investigating a dea...

Who officially pronounces a death? A. Only a physician B. Any medical professional C. Any responsible party D. On-duty PD E. Depends on state statutes and local customs - answer-E Authorization to conduct a medicolegal autopsy must be provided by: A. Decedent's NOK B. Coroner or ME when jurisdiction is established C. Will or other document signed before death D. The treating physician E. All of the above - answer-B A previously healthy 4-month-old infant is found unresponsive...

ANECEPHALIC - answer-An infant born without a brain BEREAVEMENT - answer-Sorrow following the death of a loved one BRAIN DEATH - answer-Final cessation of activity in the central nervous system, as indicated by a flat EEG or absence of cerebral blood flow for a predetermined period of time CARDIAC DEATH - answer-Final cessation of activity in the cardiovascular system involving the heart and blood vessels CESSATION - answer-The final stoppage of action CORONER - answer-Typically a...

ANECEPHALIC - answer-An infant born without a brain BEREAVEMENT - answer-Sorrow following the death of a loved one BRAIN DEATH - answer-Final cessation of activity in the central nervous system, as indicated by a flat EEG or absence of cerebral blood flow for a predetermined period of time CARDIAC DEATH - answer-Final cessation of activity in the cardiovascular system involving the heart and blood vessels CESSATION - answer-The final stoppage of action CORONER - answer-Typically a...