ID of Deceased Person

Question 1

Death needs to be registered within how many days of burial or cremation?

Answer 1

Within 7 days

Question 2

2. Name the 5 categories of medicolegal cases:
   a. • ……… deaths i.e. nonnatural deaths (accidents, suicides and homicides)
   b. • ……… deaths i.e. those that may be due to violence
   c. • Sudden and ……… deaths
   d. • ……… deaths i.e. those in which a physician is not in attendance
   e. • Death in custody

Answer 2

a. Violent deaths i.e. nonnatural deaths (accidents, suicides and homicides)
b. Suspicious deaths i.e. those that may be due to violence
c. Sudden and unexpected deaths
d. Unattended deaths i.e. those in which a physician is not in attendance
e. Death in custody

Question 3

3. Cases that require Autopsy, but one.
   a. Hit-and-run
   b. Accidental death
   c. Suicidal deaths
   d. Explained deaths
   e. Drowning

Answer 3

Explained deaths

Question 4

4. Cases that require Autopsy, but one.
   a. Homicides
   b. Cases known to be suspected cause by criminal violence
   c. Suspicious
   d. Cremated bodies
   e. Skeletonized bodies

Answer 4

Cremated bodies

Question 5

5. What is the objective of a Medicolegal Examination? Select all that applies.
   a. Determine the cause of death
   b. Determine manner of death
   c. Document all findings
   d. Determine/exclude other factors that may have contributed to death
   e. Collect trace evidence
   f. To positively identify a body

Answer 5

All.

a. Determine the cause of death
b. Determine manner of death
c. Document all findings
d. Determine/exclude other factors that may have contributed to death
e. Collect trace evidence
f. To positively identify a body

Question 6

Name the manner of deaths

Answer 6

Natural- eg death fr disease. 
Accident
Suicide
Homicide
Undetermined
(Unclassified)

Question 7

7. TRUE or FALSE: Classification of death as murder is completed by the pathologist.

Answer 7

False- completed by the court.

Question 8

8. Name the Five Phases of DVI Process

S P, A, R, D

Answer 8

Scene Phase
Post-Mortem Phase - pink
Ante-mortem Phase- yellow
Reconciliation Phase
Debrief
'Quality Control in ALL phases'**

Question 9

postmortem phase pink or yellow form?

Answer 9

Pink Form- The human remains are examined by specialists to detect forensic evidence to help identify the victim.

Question 10

aNTE-MORTEM- yellow or pink form?

Answer 10

Yellow form. • Create a missing person list