Embalming Chapter 24 Gases Flashcards
When there is to much gas pressuring against the diaphragm _____ will occur
Purge
Clostridium Perfringens can also be called
Gas bacillus
Anaerobic, saprophytic, spore forming bacterium is responsible for
Clostridium perfringens
When bodies have been dead for several hours and arterial solution is injected too fast, the hallow visceral organs tend to
Expand
If the arterial fluid contains purge material the dye from the fluid can ___
Stain the skin
If the abdomen is tightly distended from gas or edema prior to embalming, a trio are should be introduced into the ____ area of the body cavity
Upper (ventral)
To drain ascites the trocar needs to be inserted in the _____ area of the abdomen (just above the inguinal ligament)
Lower left inguinal
Moked tissue gas is called
Subcutaneous Emphysema
Gas caused by rib fractures, puncture wounds, surgery, CPR and tracheotomy is called
Subcutaneous Emphysema
Most frequently encountered gas
Subcutaneous Emphysema
Subcutaneous Emphysema gas should be removed
After embalming
Gases that are caused by C. perfringens are _____ and _____
“True” tissue gas
Gas gangrene
Gas that has a strong odor, skin slip, spore-forming, and can be transferred from instruments is called
“True” tissue gas
Gas caused by abdominal surgery, gangrene at death, intestinal damage, bad embalming, contaminated instruments
“True” tissue gas
“True” tissue gas originates in the
Abdomen
