midterm
A Death Notice typically does not include
biographical information
John Jones worked for DuPont, Inc. in Deepwater, NJ as a lab technician in the explosives department. How would his death certificate be completed for industry?
explosives
Which of these is least likely to appear in an obituary?
home address of the deceased
The person who provides the FD with personal particulars about the deceased used to complete the death certificate is known as:
informant
Where are you likely to find/read an obituary?
on the internet in a newspaper
A funeral director must include the following on a death certificate.
race of the deceased names of the parents of the deceased education level of the deceased
If a veteran dies while in a VA Hospital, the family is entitled to:
$796 for burial, $796 for the plot (if not in military cemetery), plus the cost of transportation
The "retort" design of the crematory allows for multiple chambers to incinerate remains. However, the temperature must be regulated to prevent:
-particulate matter emission when temperature is too low -opacity when temperature is too high -Both of the above
The embalmer notes significant decomposition on the decedent and decides to make a 1 gallon, 3% solution using a 32 index arterial fluid. How much arterial fluid should the embalmer use?
12ozs
The optimum temperature to operate a cremator (in Fahrenheit degrees) is:
1400-1800
The embalmer wants to make a 2% solution. The tank capacity is 2 ½ gallons, but the embalmer will make 2 gallons of solution. The embalmer has selected a 32 index arterial fluid for this task. How much arterial fluid should the embalmer use?
16ozs
The embalmer created a 2 ½ gallon solution using 32 ounces of a 20 index fluid. What is the strength of the embalming solution?
2.0
The embalmer wants to make a very strong solution because the remains are showing signs of decomposition. Looking to make two gallons of a solution that has an index of 4, the embalmer adds _______ ounces of a 32 index fluid.
32
When human remains are shipped by common carrier:
A transit permit is required
When casketed human remains are shipped by an airline, the most likely container to enclose the remains would be
Air Tray
Mr. Jones was in the Army during WWII, seeing combat in both Germany and Japan. In 2021, he passed away from natural causes. He is entitled to the following:
Burial flag
An embalmer is looking to make 2 gallons of embalming solution with 32 ounces of a 35 index fluid. The index of the solution is:
C x V = C x V1 35 x 32oz = C1 x 256ozs 1,120 = C1 x 256 256/1120 = 4.37
The embalmer is planning on using 4 gallons of embalming solution because the body is close to 350 lbs. But, she decides to make an initial gallon to see the results of the solution. Using 16 ounces of a 24 index fluid would give her a solution having what index?
C x V = C1 x V1 24 x 16 = C1 x 128 384 = C1 X 128 128/384 = 3.0
A funeral home hires Brand X Medical Waste Disposal, LLC to dispose their regulated medical waste. While transporting waste for disposal, Brand X's driver, who has had a couple cocktails during the day, crashes the truck. As a result, the funeral home's medical waste is strewn all over a playground. The funeral home:
Can still be held liable.
Which signatures must appear on a completed death certificate?
Certifying physician, funeral director, registrar
When using a third party crematory, it is a "best practice" for a FD to:
Conduct an unannounced inspection at least annually.
The following is an example of an acceptable cause of death
Coronary Artery Disease
Who can generate a death certificate?
Doctor, Nurse, Medical Examiner
For a transfer case
Forwarding funeral home should make the airline arrangements
You're having a discussion with a friend who has just finished with the military, after serving for three years. He asks you what he would be entitled to if he died. You tell him:
I A Presidential Certificate III Military Honors, including a detail of at least two with at least one from his branch of service IV Burial Flag
Who is entitled to amend the death certificate when the address is incorrect?
I Funeral Director II Registrar IV Medical Examiner
While making arrangements for a direct cremation, a family is rushed through the process by a funeral director who is late for a round of golf. The FD has them quickly sign the cremation authorization without fully explaining it or allowing them to read the document. The family later files a lawsuit, stating they did not understand to what they were agreeing when they signed the cremation authorization, and thus lacked_______________.
Informed consent.
What is the final destination of the original death certificate? (Answer for your state)
Maintained by municipality of death (NJ) The state vital records office New Castle (PA) Maintained at the county level (DE)
Where can the FD file a death certificate? NJ
NJ - municipality of death municipality of funeral home municipality of disposition
When a PA/DE funeral home has a case where the death occurred in NJ, the info in EDRS should:
Name the PA/DE FH on the death certificate
Which of the following is eligible for burial in Arlington National Cemetery?
Retiree who is drawing a pension from the Navy
Where can the FD file a death certificate? PA
There is no restriction
What other document must the FD provide to accompany a bill of lading?
Transit permit
When human remains are shipped within the US by common carrier:
a transit permit must be used
When is a bill of lading used?
accompanies goods shipped by common carrier
Which of the following information can the FD correct on a death certificate?
age spelling of name social security number
Which of the following is a transfer case that you would use when forwarding human remains in a casket:
air tray
Visible emissions from a crematory, known as opacity, are expressed/measured:
as a percentage from 0 - 100%.
The secondary chamber in a retort style cremator should be___than the primary chamber.
at least 50 degrees hotter
Which of the following information is most likely to appear in the newspaper obituary (but not in the death notice/funeral notice)?
biographical sketch
For vital statistics, the greatest reporting deficiency on the death certificates is for:
business/industry
A funeral home is required to have a music license: a. To play background music during a viewing/visitation b. To play music during arrangements c. To have music playing while someone is "on hold" on the phone
d. all of these
Why would a funeral home want to require a license from BMI, ASCAP, & SESAC? And how do you get these licenses? a.Live or recorded music to be played b. music on hold c. Via your membership or FD association/ licensing organization
d. all of these
When a FD ships human remains, the transit permit
is created by simply making changes to the disposition permit
When a decedent is transported via common carrier, what additional info appears on the Burial/Transit Permit?
name of carrier
When a woman's occupation was homemaker, how should industry appear on the death certificate?
own home if she did not work outside the home
Which of the following is not an appropriate response for occupation on a death certificate?
retired
The crematory operator has 3 bodies to cremate. One is a 102 year old female that weighs 110 pounds, the second is an 8 pound, male newborn and the third is a 29 year old male weighing 375 pounds. The cremations should be done in this order:
the 29 year old male, followed by the 102 year old female, and the newborn last
When is it necessary for the funeral home to deal with EDRS?:
to file a death certificate electronically
When an individual is known by more than one name ( e.g. Marilyn Monroe is Norma Jeane Mortenson or Tom Cruise is actually Thomas Mapother IV)
vital statistics allows the use of a.k.a.
When an individual is known by more than one name (ex: Tom Cruise is actually Thomas Mapother IV)
vital statistics allows the use of a.k.a.
A fetal death certificate is used
whenever a product of conception show no signs of life
