Embalming

Front 1

what are 4 types of natural preservation?

Back 1

freezing, dry cold, dry heat, nature of the soil at place of interment (peat bogs)

Front 2

what are 11 ways of artificial preservation?

Back 2

simple heat, powders, evisceration and immersion, evisceration and drying, evisceration local incision and immersion, simple immersion, arterial injection and evisceration, cavity injection and immersion, arterial injection, arterial injection and cavity treatment, artificial cold

Front 3

what are the 3 periods of embalming history?

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Egyptian embalming, period of the anatomists, modern embalming

Front 4

who is dr. thomas holmes?

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considered to be the father of modern embalming. prepared bodies during the civil war, patented many inventions relating to embalming

Front 5

what was the period of anatomists?

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650 AD-1861. During this period, the motive was to advance embalming technique to preserve the dead- in order to permit detailed anatomical dissection and study. was mainly in europe

Front 6

when does brain death happen?

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brain death happens after clinical death if the person is not resuscitated, occurs because of no oxygen.

Front 7

what is biological death?

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biological death is when simple life functions of organs and tissue cease. when biological death occurs, respiration and circulation can not be restored. organs can no longer function

Front 8

what is post mortem cellular death

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post mortem cellular death happens when individual cells use up their stored elements or are overcome by autolytic processes and die. cellular death can continue for a number of hours.

Front 9

what is the difference between liver mortis and post mortem stain?

Back 9

liver mortis is a physical change and can be removed during embalming, post mortem stain is a chemical change caused by the hemolysis of blood, it can not be removed during embalming and usually is a sign of delay between death and embalming (if liver mortis is left for too long, it become post mortem stain)

Front 10

explain rigor mortis

Back 10

rigor mortis happens when the body can no longer resynthesize ATP, usually happens 2-4 hours after death and affects all muscles in the body, small muscles first then to larger muscles.

Front 11

what are 5 signs of decomposition?

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color, odor, skin slip (desquamation), gases, and purge

Front 12

what are the 6 general embalming chemical groups

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preservatives, disinfectants, modifying agents, dyes, masking agents, vehicles

Front 13

what does the index of arterial solution refer to?

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index refers to the amount of formaldehyde gas present (g per 100 mL)

Front 14

what is phenol usually used for?

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a cavity preservative. phenols are good germicides but tend to produce a putty grey tissue when used as an arterial solution

Front 15

how does formaldehyde preserve tissue?

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by cross-linking proteins at the peptide linkage

Front 16

how does phenol preserve tissue?

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by penetrating the phospholipid bi layer and disassociating the cytoplasm of the cell

Front 17

what do humectants do?

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coats the formaldehyde molecule thus prevents it from making direct contact with albuminous material, brings about cellular hydration, makes the tissues more flexible and rubbery

Front 18

how many air changed per hour should a prep room have?

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15

Front 19

what is the purpose of a pre injection fluid?

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injected before the arterial solution, expand the vascular system, promote drainage, prepare tissues to receive the arterial solution

Front 20

what is the purpose of a connection fluid?

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supplemental fluid that is injected with the arterial solution, designed to enhance effectiveness and distribution of arterial fluid

Front 21

what is the SCM?

Back 21

sternocleidomastoid muscle