Disaster victim identification: practice question

A Forensic Medicine question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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Forensic Medicine · Disaster victim identification

Sample item

What is the role of an ante-mortem data team in disaster identification?

Original practice item, not a recalled exam question. Nothing here is recorded.

The answer and the reasoning

D. Collect records about missing persons

Ante-mortem teams gather dental, medical, fingerprint, DNA, and descriptive records for comparison with postmortem findings.

Option by option

  • A. Publish identities before confirmation

    Identity should be confirmed before release.

  • B. Perform all autopsies

    Autopsies are postmortem work.

  • C. Recover remains from scene

    Recovery teams collect remains.

  • D. Collect records about missing persons (correct)

    Correct: missing-person records enable reconciliation.

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What is the answer to this Forensic Medicine question?

The best answer is D, Collect records about missing persons. Ante-mortem teams gather dental, medical, fingerprint, DNA, and descriptive records for comparison with postmortem findings.

Why is "Publish identities before confirmation" not the answer?

Identity should be confirmed before release.

Why is "Perform all autopsies" not the answer?

Autopsies are postmortem work.

Why is "Recover remains from scene" not the answer?

Recovery teams collect remains.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Disaster victim identification in Forensic Medicine. The correct option holds because: Correct: missing-person records enable reconciliation.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Disaster victim identification?

Learn postmortem changes with their timelines, and toxicology as poison, sign, test and antidote. Then use the flashcards and the other Forensic Medicine questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.