Medicolegal does NOT describe the career of a _____.

Responses

medical examiner
medical examiner

forensic pathology lab technician
forensic pathology lab technician

forensic pathologist
forensic pathologist

coroner

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Medicolegal does NOT describe the career of a forensic pathology lab technician.

_____ must give permission for an autopsy, except in the case of a crime-related death.

Responses

the next of kin
the next of kin

a coroner
a coroner

a forensic pathologist
a forensic pathologist

a judge

The next of kin must give permission for an autopsy, except in the case of a crime-related death.

Which one of the following deaths would NOT necessitate an autopsy?

Responses

death of an ailing 86 year old woman
death of an ailing 86 year old woman

death of a 40 year old man at the scene of a robbery
death of a 40 year old man at the scene of a robbery

death of the victim at the Willow Lane scene
death of the victim at the Willow Lane scene

death of a teenager in an automobile crash

The death of an ailing 86 year old woman would NOT necessitate an autopsy.

The career preparation of a medical examiner includes at least _____.

Responses

4 years college plus 4 years medical school and certification as a medical doctor
4 years college plus 4 years medical school and certification as a medical doctor

4 years college, plus 4 years medical school, plus 4 years residency in pathology, plus 1 year forensic residency, and certification as a medical doctor in pathology
4 years college, plus 4 years medical school, plus 4 years residency in pathology, plus 1 year forensic residency, and certification as a medical doctor in pathology

4 years college
4 years college

4 years college plus 4 years medical school

The career preparation of a medical examiner includes at least 4 years college, plus 4 years medical school, plus 4 years residency in pathology, plus 1 year forensic residency, and certification as a medical doctor in pathology.

_____ compiled standards for accreditation for the Office of a Medical Examiner.

Responses

The National Association of Autopsy Standards
The National Association of Autopsy Standards

The Checklist of Accreditation
The Checklist of Accreditation

The National Association of Medical Examiners
The National Association of Medical Examiners

The National Association of Medical Doctors

The National Association of Medical Examiners compiled standards for accreditation for the Office of a Medical Examiner.

_____ is the most common link between coroners, medical examiners, and forensic scientists.

Responses

sudden death investigation
sudden death investigation

dishonesty
dishonesty

advanced educational requirements
advanced educational requirements

all professions began in 12th century England

Sudden death investigation is the most common link between coroners, medical examiners, and forensic scientists.