EMBALMING FINAL EXAM Flashcards
HAND PUMP
CONSIST OF A HAND OPERATED PUMP,TUBING,GOOSE NECK ARRANGEMENT AND GLASS FLUID BOTTLE—2. THIS APPARATUS FOR CREATING INJECTION PRESSURE CAN BE USED FOR ASPIRATION….
BULB SYRINGE
SIMPLEST FORM OF INJECTION APPARATUS—CONSISTS OF BULB TYPE RUBBER SYRINGE AND RUBBER TUBING
MOTORIZED FORCE PUMP (CENTRIFUGAL)
MOST COMMON USED METHOD OF CREATING INJECTION PRESSURE—..TWO COMMON TYPES ARE—- 1. FIRST HAS A PULSATING FEATURE…..–FLUID INJECTED IN SPURTS—————-NON–PULSATING –FLUID IS INJECTED ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS
PRESSURE TERMINOLOGY
POTENTIAL PRESSURE
DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE –T5–**
ACTUAL PRESSURE THAT YOU ARE INJECTING INTO THE DEAD HUMAN BODY—— ——–DIFFERENCE BETWEEN POTENTIAL AND ACTUAL PRESSURE
CONSIDERATIONS FOR FORCE PUMP —–T5 **
IT IS RELIABLE… HAS A WIDE PRESSURE RANGE—SOME AS HIGH AS 200 POUNDS….*** MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE CONSTANT PRESSURE—ALSO LARGE UNIT VOLUME–AT LEAST 3 GALLONS
PRECAUTIONS FOR FORCE PUMP
- NEEDS FREQUENT SERVICING—– 2. REQUIRES CONSTANT ATTENTION OF OPERATOR…..
CONDITIONS OF VESSELS
SCLEROTIC OR NORMAL
INTRAVASCULAR INFLUENCE ———LOCAL CONGESTION OF BLOOD IN THE AREA PREVENTS THE FLOW OF ADDITIONAL FLUID IN THE AREA..
CONDITION OF VESSELS
INTRAVASCULAR INFLUENCE—
FLUIDS THAT ARE INSIDE THE VESSELS
EXTRAVASCULAR INFLUENCES—
THOSE OUTSIDE THE VESSELS— 1. WEIGHT OF THE VISCERA–PRESSING MAINLY ON THE DESCENDING AORTA 2. GAS IN THE VISCERA—PRESSURE AGAINST THE DESCENDING AORTA.. 3. TUMORS–PRESSING AGINST THE OUTSIDE WALLS OF THE ARTERIES…
EXTRAVASCULAR INFLUENCES—
WIEGHT OF THE VISCERA–PRESSIING MAINLY ON THE DESCENDING AORTA—–2. GAS IN THE VISCERA—PRESSURE AGAINST THE DESCENDING AORTA–
TUMORS–
PRESSING AGAINST THE OUTSIDE WALLS OF THE ARTERIES
ASCITES–
EXCESS FLUID IN ABDOMINAL CAVITY —IS FROM EXTRAVASCULAR INFLUENCE
CONTACT PRESSURE—
BANDAGES ,CLOTHING ,ETC. ALSO CONTACT WITH CERTAIN AREAS OF THE BODY WITH THE EMBALMING TABLE AND POSITION DEVICES…
EDEMA
OF THE EXTREMETIES
3RD FACTOR FOR INJECTION PRESSURE —IS POST MORTEM INTERVAL—
TIME BETWEEN DEATH AND EMBALMING
POST MORTEM INTERVAL—— 1. PRESENCE OF RIGOR MORTIS–
IS A POST MORTEM CHEMICAL CHANGE–ALSO 2..THE STATE OF DECOMPOSITION—– 3. DISCOLORATIONS 4. LIVOR MORTIS OR CADAVERIC LIVIDITY
PRIMARY DILUTION– THIS IS WHAT YOU HAVE USED AS PRIMARY EMBALMING FLUID..
DILUTION ATTAINED AS THE EMBALMING SOLUTION IS MIXED IN THE EMBALMING MACHINE….. OR PERCULATOR—-2. THIS IS DETERMINED BY EMBALMING ANALYSIS AND PREPARED BY THE EMBALMER….
TEXAS STATE LAW
DONT HAVE TO EMBALM A BODY—MUST INJECT 16 OZ’S PER 50 LBS. OF WIEGHT— IF YOU ARE GOING TO EMBALM….
TO DETERMINE STRENGTH OF A PRIMARY DILUTION THE FOLLOWING FORMULA MAY BE DONE—–
(C X V = (C’X V)—– -==== C’ IS —-C’ PRIME IN ORDER FOR THIS FORMULA TO WORK YOU HAVE TO EXPRESS THIS IN OUNCES—- 16 OZ. WHICH IS A STANDARD SIZE BOTTLE
C= STANDS FOR THE
STREGTH OF THE CONCENTRATED FLUID
V ====
STANDS FOR THE AMOUNT OF CONCENTRATED FLUID
INDEX
TELL YOU THE AMOUNT OR # OF GRAMS OF FORMALDEHYDE IN A 100 CC ‘S BOTTLE