Cause and Manner of Death

Question 1

cause of death (HC)

Answer 1

the actual cause of death like asphyxia, blunt force trauma, or sharp force trauma

Question 2

manner of death (HC)

Answer 2

the intent of the death which include homicide, suicide, accidental, natural, and undetermined (pending)

Question 3

mechanism of death (HC)

Answer 3

the injury that caused the death like excessive blood loss, brain aneurysm, or a heart attack

Question 4

homicide (HC)

Answer 4

death at the hands of another person with the intent to kill

Question 5

suicide (HC)

Answer 5

death at the hand of one’s self with the intent to kill or harm one’s self

Question 6

What is the main goal of a MDI?
TJ

Answer 6

To ensure that no laws have been broken regarding the death of an individual

Question 7

Natural Death
TJ

Answer 7

Death due to disease or age at which no injury had been involved

Question 8

This report is fan official statement signed by the ME with the cause and manner of death of an individual.
TJ

Answer 8

Death certificate

Question 9

This report is a document that provides details on an investigation
TJ

Answer 9

Investigative report

Question 10

This type of death is an unintentional and unpredictable death
TJ

Answer 10

Accidental death

Question 11

Undetermined (RR)

Answer 11

Pointing to one manner of death is no more compelling than one or more other competing manner of death.

Question 12

Death resulting from pneumonia and systemic sepsis as a result of quadriplegia. Caused by a a gunshot wound. (RR)

Answer 12

Still classified as homicide

Question 13

Acute blood loss due to ruptured aortic aneurysm(RR)

Answer 13

Natural

Question 14

Both cause and manner of death (RR)

Answer 14

Are opinions

Question 15

Many infant deaths are (RR)

Answer 15

Ruled as undetermined

Question 16

What is sometimes a 6th manner of death? (RC)

Answer 16

Pending

Question 17

True or False:
Ruking on a cause of death on a death scene may involve offering your best guess (RC)

Answer 17

True

Question 18

Name one example of a mechanism of death (RC)

Answer 18

-extreme blood loss from a gunshot
-decreased or erratic myocardial conduction during a state of hypothermia

Question 19

Which manner of death would the following example be:
Consequences for chronic substance abuse (RC)

Answer 19

Natural

Question 20

True or False:
Both Cause and manner of death are opinions (RC)

Answer 20

True

Question 21

What are the five classifications for manner of death?
(Tm)

Answer 21

Natural, suicide, accident, homicide, and undetermined

Question 22

What is an example for cause of death?
Tm

Answer 22

Gun shot, drowning

Question 23

True or false
a car accident can be classified as more than one cause of death.
TM

Answer 23

false

Question 24

True or false
Acute fentanyl toxicity can be classified into all 5 manners of death (DG)

Answer 24

False, it can not be natural.

Question 25

What is the difference between Chronic and Acute? (DG)

Answer 25

Chronic is 6 months and longer
Acute is less than 6 months

Question 26

what are the 2 parts of the cause of death?(DG)

Answer 26

Part 1.) A condition or conditions that led directly to death.
Part 2.) A list of conditions that did not cause death directly but had contributing factors.

Question 27

True or false
Russian Roulette is always gonna be determined as accidental? (DG)

Answer 27

False, it can be suicide or undetermined.

Question 28

Which manner of death can the following example be:
Carbon Monoxide poisoning (DG)

Answer 28

Suicide