Question

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 male recovered from rapids after his empty kayak is sited by friends
C) 35-year-old male deceased at home from a drug overdose
D) 90-year-old female deceased at home with no external injuries

Answer 1

The answer would be D. There is very little information about how she died and the medical examiner would need to find out the exact cause of death. The other answers all have evidence to support a claim.

Answer 2

D) 90-year-old female deceased at home with no external injuries

Step-by-step explanation:

Option D has no evidence as to what caused the woman's death, so this option shows a case where the coroner will have to find out and collect a lot of evidence before indicating the cause of the woman's death. The other options make clear the cause of death, so these options are not the correct answer to that question.