Forensic Medicine Assessment

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Module 07 — Autopsy, Exhumation & Special Examinations

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Question 01 • Single best answer

What should be established before a medico-legal autopsy?

A. Only the examiner's curiosity B. Appropriate authority, identity and scope C. Only the family's preferred diagnosis D. A final cause before any examination

Question 02 • Single best answer

Why is systematic examination needed when a prominent injury is already visible?

A. The visible injury must always be irrelevant B. Only external findings can be used C. Laboratory results never add information D. Additional injuries or disease may change the explanation

Question 03 • Single best answer

Which information is particularly important for a toxicology specimen?

A. Exact anatomical collection site B. The brand of the examiner's pen C. A guessed time of ingestion presented as fact D. The unrelated courtroom seating plan

Question 04 • Single best answer

What does a negative gross autopsy mean?

A. No explanatory macroscopic cause was identified B. Poisoning has been conclusively excluded C. No further investigation could help D. Death was necessarily intentional

Question 05 • Single best answer

A rib fracture is found after prolonged chest compressions. What should be considered?

A. Resuscitation-related injury among the possible explanations B. Assault as the only possible origin C. Proof the person was never resuscitated D. A finding that cannot be documented

Question 06 • Single best answer

Why are different containers sometimes required for histology and toxicology?

A. A single preservative improves every test equally B. Container choice establishes manner of death C. Toxicology samples never degrade D. The analyses have different preservation requirements

Question 07 • Single best answer

Which is an essential principle of exhumation?

A. Opening any grave on an informal request B. Promising a definitive diagnosis before recovery C. Lawful authority and traceable recovery from an identified site D. Mixing nearby remains to simplify transport

Question 08 • Single best answer

What is a major concern with dismembered remains?

A. Correctly associating parts with individuals B. Assuming each part is a different person C. Assigning all parts to one person without testing D. Ignoring recovery locations

Question 09 • Single best answer

How should a report awaiting toxicology be handled?

A. State a negative toxicology result before testing B. Mark the relevant opinion as provisional and issue a traceable update C. Delete the preliminary report without record D. Declare laboratory testing unnecessary because it is delayed

Question 10 • Single best answer

Which practice supports staff safety during autopsy?

A. Treating all remains as risk free B. Sampling without regard to sharps C. Risk assessment and appropriate protective and facility procedures D. Removing labels to speed handling

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