CFTC CFTC Forensic Documentation & Evidence Collection 3

Question 1

Toxicology screening in drug-facilitated sexual assault cases should ideally occur within:

Accepted Answer

72 hours for blood and 120 hours for urine

Answer

Blood retains drug metabolites for approximately 72 hours while urine extends detection to about 120 hours for most common substances.

Question 2

When a survivor declines to report to law enforcement but consents to a forensic examination, the clinician should:

Accepted Answer

Perform the examination and preserve evidence under a blind reporting or evidence-only kit protocol

Answer

Evidence-only or anonymous reporting kits allow survivors to preserve physical evidence without mandatory law enforcement reporting.

Question 3

Which documentation error MOST commonly undermines the forensic value of medical records in court?

Accepted Answer

Failure to use objective measurements and reliance on subjective language

Answer

Subjective or interpretive language (e.g., 'appears to have been assaulted') is easily challenged in court; objective measurements are not.

Question 4

Mandated reporting laws for suspected child abuse require forensic clinicians to report to:

Accepted Answer

Child Protective Services (CPS) or designated child welfare authorities

Answer

Mandated reporters in all U.S. states are required to report suspected child abuse to CPS or designated child welfare agencies.

Question 5

In forensic documentation, 'tender to palpation' is an example of what type of finding?

Accepted Answer

Subjective finding based on patient report

Answer

Tenderness is a subjective finding because it relies on the patient's report of pain rather than clinician-observed data.

CFTC - Certified Forensic Trauma Clinician Practice Test