Question

A group of friends is celebrating New Years when one of them pulls out a gun and fires it into the air. One of the bullets comes down and strikes another member of the group in the head, killing him. What is the cause of death?

A) homicide
B) accidental
C) gunshot wound
D) cerebral hemorrhage

Determine the manner of death based on the following description:

Man shot during robbery. Man stabilizes. Develops pneumonia, followed by kidney failure, liver failure, and finally death. He had prior lung and heart disease, and probably would have survived if not for these diseases.
A) accident
B) homicide
C) natural
D) suicide

The following situations are presented to a medical examiner. In which situation is the medical examiner most likely to gather more evidence before determining the manner of death?
A) 18-year-old male recovered in alley with gunshot wound to back of head
B) 25-year-old

Answer 1

1. Would be C. It were a shot made by a gun, it makes sense.
(But it were also unintentional, I'm leaning towards B as well..but more on C)

2. C, he wasn't intentionally meant to die by the gunshot wound, he developed illnesses then and died later of them! (Followed by his already had illnesses)

3. A, a younger body is more healthy and easier to find the cause of death, while an older individual could be much harder and already have many problems.

(I'm just using processes of text evidence)

Answer 2

1. C

2. C

3. A

Step-by-step explanation:

1. In the given question the cause of death is gunshot. because of gunshot on the head wound develops and person died. So here answer would be option c: gunshot wound.

2.In this question man survived after gunshot(maybe his immunity reduced) and after sometime he develops pneumonia, kidney failure and liver failure, here cause of death is these diseases so cause is natural. option c would be the right answer.

3. For a medical examiner most likely to gather more evidences before determining the manner of death would be a 18-year-old boy. Because his body is completely developed and full of immunity( in normal cases).