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We started with an EMQ.
Then we had four SAQs.
The Coroner. Question 1.
Lead-in.
The
following scenarios relate to the role of the Coroner.
Pick
one option from the option list.
Each
option can be used once, more than once or not at all.
Suggested reading.
I will put all you need to know into the answer to MCQ Paper 13,
question 5.
Option list.
A.
an independent judicial officer
B.
a barrister acting for the Local Police
Authority
C.
the regional representative of the Home Office
D.
the regional representative of the Queen.
E.
an employee of the High Court.
F.
the Local Authority
G. the Local Police Authority
H.
the Home Office
I.
the High Court
J.
the Queen
Scenario 1.
What is the best description of the status of the Coroner?
Scenario 2.
Who appoints the Coroner?
Scenario 3.
Who pays for the Coroner and the coronial service?
The Coroner. Question 2.
Lead-in.
The
following scenarios relate to the role of the Coroner.
Pick
one option from the option list.
Each
option can be used once, more than once or not at all.
Option list.
A.
must have had experience as a detective in the
police force with rank of Inspector or
above
B.
must be a barrister, lawyer or doctor with at
least 5 years’ experience
C.
must be a legally qualified individual with at
least 5 years’ experience
D.
must be a trained bereavement counsellor
E.
must be able to play the bagpipes
F.
Monday -
Friday; 09.00 - 17.00 hours, including bank holidays
G. Monday - Friday; 09.00 - 17.00 hours, excluding bank holidays
H.
All the time
I.
to arrest people suspected of unlawful killing
J.
to manage traffic in the vicinity of the
Coroner’s court
K.
to make enquiries on behalf of the Coroner
L.
to make enquiries on behalf of the Coroner and
provide administrative support
M. to play bagpipes at coronial funerals
Scenario 1.
What qualifications must the Coroner have?
Scenario 2.
What are the hours of availability of the Coroner?
Scenario 3.
What is the role of the Coroner’s Officers?
The Coroner. Question 3.
Lead-in.
The
following scenarios relate to the role of the Coroner.
Pick
one option from the option list.
Each
option can be used once, more than once or not at all.
Option list.
A.
the death must be reported to the Coroner
B.
the death does not need to be reported to the
Coroner
C.
the Coroner must order the return of the body
for an inquest
D.
the Coroner must order a post-mortem examination
E.
the Coroner must hold an inquest
F.
the Coroner should arrange for the death to be
investigated by the Home Office
G. the death must be reported to the authorities of the country in
which it took place in order that a certificate of death can be issued
H.
a certificate of live birth
I.
a certificate of stillbirth
J.
a certificate of miscarriage
K.
yes
L.
no
M. none of the above
Scenario 1.
A
resident of Manchester dies suddenly while visiting the town of his birth in
Scotland. His family decides that he will be buried there. His body is held at
the premises of a local funeral director. What actions should be taken with
regard to the Manchester coroner?
Scenario 2.
A
resident of London dies suddenly while visiting Manchester, where he was born.
His family decides that he will be buried in Manchester. His body is held at
the premises of a Manchester funeral director. What actions should be taken
with regard to the Manchester coroner?
Scenario 3.
A resident of Manchester dies on holiday in his native Greece. The
family decide that he will be buried in Greece. What steps must be taken to
obtain a valid death certificate?
Scenario 4.
A man of 65 dies of terminal lung cancer. The GP visited daily
until going on holiday three weeks before the death. He has now returned and
says that he will sign a death certificate, but needs to visit the funeral
director to see the body first. Will
this be a valid death certificate?
Scenario 5.
A man of 65 dies of terminal lung cancer. The GP, who visited
daily up to the day of his death and attended to confirm the death, is on
holiday. He says that he will sign a death certificate and put it in the post,
so that it will arrive in the morning. Will this be a valid death certificate?
Scenario 6.
A man of 65 dies of terminal lung cancer. The GP, who visited
daily up to the day before his death, has been on holiday since. However, he
says that he will sign a death certificate and put it in the post, so that it
will arrive in the morning. Will this be a valid death certificate?
Scenario 7.
A 65-year-old man dies suddenly 12 hours after admission to the
local coronary care unit with chest pain, despite the apparently satisfactory
insertion of a coronary artery stent after a diagnosis of coronary artery
thrombosis. What action should be taken with regard to the Coroner?
Scenario 8.
A 16-year-old girl is admitted at 36 weeks’ gestation in her first pregnancy with
placental abruption. She is given the best possible care but develops DIC and
hypovolaemic shock and dies after 48 hours. What action should be taken with
regard to the coroner?
Scenario 9.
A 28-year-old woman is admitted with placental abruption at 36
weeks. She has bruising on the abdominal wall and the admitting midwife
suspects that she has been the victim of domestic violence, though the woman
denies it. Despite best possible care she dies as a consequence of bleeding.
What action should be taken with regard to the coroner?
Scenario 10.
A 30-year-old woman delivers normally at home attended by her
husband, but has a PPH. The husband practises herbal medicine. He applies
various potions but her condition deteriorates. She is admitted to hospital by
emergency ambulance some hours later in a shocked condition. She is given the
best possible care and is admitted to the ICU. She dies 7 days later of
multi-organ failure and ARDS attributed to hypovolaemic shock. What action
should be taken with regard to the coroner?
Scenario 11.
A woman is admitted at 23 weeks in premature labour. There is
evidence of fetal heart activity throughout the labour, with the last record
being 5 minutes before the baby delivers. The baby shows no evidence of life at
birth. The mother requests a death certificate so that she can register the
birth and arrange a funeral. What form of certificate should be issued?
Scenario 12.
A woman is admitted at 26 weeks’ gestation in premature labour.
The presentation is footling breech. At 8 cm. cervical dilatation the trunk is
delivered and the cord prolapses. There is good evidence of fetal life with
fetal movements and pulsation of the cord. The head is trapped and it takes 5
minutes to deliver it. The baby is pulseless, apnoeic and without visible
movement at birth. Intubation and CPR are carried out for 20 minutes when the
baby is declared dead. What action should be taken with regard to the coroner?
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A 35-year-old woman plans to go to a malarial area of Africa to join
her husband who works there. She is 6 weeks pregnant.
Critically evaluate the advice you will give her.
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6
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June
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2013
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11
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A 30-year-old woman presents for
booking at 8 weeks. Her father has recently been diagnosed with TB. She
wishes to know what the risks are to her and the pregnancy of possible TB.
1.
Critically evaluate the investigation. 4 marks
2.
Outline the management in pregnancy. 2 marks
3.
Critically evaluate the issues relating to the puerperium. 14 marks
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6
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June
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2013
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12
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Critically evaluate vitamin supplementation in pregnancy.
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6
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June
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2013
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13
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With regard to the
Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts.
a. What it the CNST? 8 marks
b. Describe the impact of the CNST on obstetric practice. 12 marks
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6
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June
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2013
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