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Identification Flashcards

1
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Pressure embalming machine

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Equipment.

A motorized injector used to create positive pressure as required in vascular embalming

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Gravity injector

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Equipment.
Apparatus used to inject arterial fluid during the vascular phase of the embalming process. Relies on gravity to create the pressure required to deliver the fluid.

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With the gravity injector _____ pounds of pressure is injected for every _____ foot of elevation.

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.43 (.434) , one

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Hydroaspirator

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Equipment.
Apparatus that is connected to the water supply. When water is turned on, a suction is developed and used to aspirate contents of the body cavities.

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Hand pump

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Equipment.
Historical equipment resembling a large hypodermic syringe attached to a bottle apparatus; used to create either pressure for injection or vacuum for aspiration.

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Bulb syringe

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Equipment.
Self contained, soft rubber manual pump designed to create pressure to deliver fluid as it passes through one way valves located within the bulb. It is used only to deliver fluids; cannot be used for aspiration

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Body lift

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Equipment

Preparation room equipment which is designed to eliminate the physical strain of moving caskets and bodies by hand

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Electric spatula

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Equipment.

Electrically heated blade which may be used to dry moist tissue, reduce swollen tissue and restore contour

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Sterilizer-autoclave

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Equipment

Apparatus used for sterilization by steam pressure, usually at 250F/120C for a specific time

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Autoclave chemicals

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Supply.

Instruments are soaked in a chemical solution

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Hair dryer

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Equipment

Used to dry the hair of the deceased and is made specifically for mortuary use.

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Impermeable devices

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Equipment
Water cannot penetrate.
Examples: plastic head rests, shoulder rests, foot rests, etc.

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Embalming table

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Equipment

Preparation room equipment on which human remains are placed for the embalming procedure

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Eyewash equipment

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Equipment

OSHA required emergency safety device providing a steady stream of water for flushing the eye

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15
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Eye wash equipment is often paired with

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The quick drench shower

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Quick drench shower

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Equipment

OSHA required safety device for a release of a copious amount of water in a short time

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Dressing table

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Equipment

Preparation room equipment which is specifically designed for the dressing of the deceased.

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Refrigeration units

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Equipment

For mortuary purposes; will seldom contain more than four bodies

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Bodies should be embalmed/refrigerated within _____hours of death

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48 hrs

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20
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Refrigeration units should be ____degrees at the warmest for embalming and ____ degrees at the warmest for cremation

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44

40

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Sharps container

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Equipment

OSHA required receptacle for proper disposal of sharps

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Bio-Hazardous waste container

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Equipment.
OSHA required; large cardboard container, usually on wheels, lined with heavy duty red hazardous waste bag that is leak proof

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23
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Specialized plumbing

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Equipment.
Must be OSHA approved; in the future, E.P.A. approved.
Requires a back flow valve

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Biohazard

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Biological agent or condition that constitutes a hazard to humans

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Personal Protective Equipment

AKA: P.P.E.

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Equipment.

Items of protection worn to minimize exposure to hazards

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Exhaust system

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Equipment.
Must be OSHA approved
Approximately 12-20 air exchanges per hour

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27
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Embalmer’s equipment

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  • embalmer’s gown
  • embalmer’s shoe covers
  • embalmer’s mask
  • embalmer’s goggles
  • embalmer’s impermeable apron
  • embalmer’s head cover
  • embalmer’s face shield
  • embalmer’s coveralls
  • embalming formaldehyde respirator
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28
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Three types of disinfection

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1) primary
2) concurrent
3) terminal

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29
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Primary disinfection

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Occurs before the embalming process starts

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30
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Terminal disinfection (5 phases)

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Includes:

1) deceased
2) equipment
3) instruments
4) embalming room
5) the embalmer

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31
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Terminal disinfection for the embalmer ( 5 phases)

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Includes:

1) meticulous hand washing
2) clean fingernails
3) thorough washing / showering
4) oral/nasal cavities?
5) wash/shampoo hair

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32
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Arterial tube

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Instrument
Tube used to inject embalming fluid into the blood vascular system
Can be straight or curved

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33
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Three types of arterial tubes

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1) threaded
2) slip type
3) lure lock

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Arterial fixation forceps

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Instrument
Purpose is to hold arterial tubes in the arteries
AKA: 2 hole or 3 hole clamp

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35
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Aneurism hook

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Instrument
Used for blunt dissection and raising vessels
Various designs

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Bone separator

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Instrument

Used to maintain the elevation of the vessels above the surface of the skin

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37
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Aneurysm needle

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Instrument

Used for blunt dissection and raising vessels. Has an eye in the hook portion for placing ligatures around the vessels

38
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Drainage tube

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Instrument
Tubular instrument of varying diameter and shape, preferably with a plunger that is inserted into a vein to aid in drainage of blood and to restrict the exit of vascular embalming fluid.

39
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Groove director

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Instrument used to guide vein tubes into vessels

40
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Nasal tube aspirator

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Instrument

Used to aspirate the throat by means of the nostrils

41
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Hemostasis AKA lock forceps

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Instrument

Used to clamp vessels

42
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Needle holder

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Instrument

Used to hold suturing needles and keep them in good condition or to hold suturing needle while suturing.

43
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Hypodermic syringe and needle

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Instrument

Used to inject embalming chemicals and tissue builder into the body tissues

44
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Needle injector

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Instrument

Mechanical device used to impel specially designed metal pins into bone

45
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Razor

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Instrument

Used to shave both male and female cases

46
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Scissors (artery and vein)

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Instrument
Used for cutting arteries and veins to enable insertion of arterial tubes into the arteries and drainage tubes into the veins

47
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Three types of scissors (artery and vein)

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1) straight
2) curved
3) bandage (safest)

48
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Retractor

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Instrument

Primarily used to spread incisions and afford more working room. Can also be used as an aid in eye clamp insertion.

49
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Spring forceps

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Instrument
A multi-purpose embalming instrument commonly used for hiding cotton swabs, wiping out and disinfecting the eyes, restoration treatment and closing the eyes.

50
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Scalpel

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Instrument
Usually a two-piece, sometimes one-piece embalming instrument consisting of a handle and a blade used to make incisions and excisions.

51
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Stop cocks

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Instrument

Commonly used on arterial tubes to stop the flow of fluid.

52
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Suture needle

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Instrument

Used to close cuts and incisions by suturing with ligature

53
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Three suture needle designs

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1) S-shape (safest)
2) Half Moon (neatest)
3) J-shape

54
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Trocar button applicator

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Instrument

Used to insert Trocar buttons into Trocar punctures created when the Trocar is inserted into the body.

55
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Towel clamps

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Instrument

Clip device used to hold a towel in place for cosmetic application usually positioned around the neck

56
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Drainage forceps

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Instrument

Allows the removal of blood from the body Without using the conventional drain tube

57
Q

Trocar

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Instrument
Sharply pointed surgical instrument used in cavity embalming to aspirate the cavities and inject cavity fluid. May be used for supplemental hypodermic embalming.

58
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Vein expander

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Instrument
Relatively easy to insert into the vein. The center opens the vein and the opposite end allows for a tube to be connected which allows bodily fluids to be directed away from the operator and down the drain.

59
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Cavity injector

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Instrument

Connected to a bottle of cavity fluid to aid in injecting the cavity fluid into the various body cavities.

60
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Disinfectant chemicals

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Supply
DISINFECTANT- an agent, usually chemical, applied to inanimate objects/surfaces to destroy disease causing microbial agents, but usually not bacterial spores.

61
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Examples of disinfectant chemicals

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  • ethanol
  • formaldehyde
  • iodophors
  • phenol
62
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Preservative embalming chemicals

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Supply
Two types of powders:
1) hardening powder
2) preservative powder

63
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Preservative powder

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Chemical in powder form. Typically used for surface embalming of the remains.

64
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Hardening powder

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Chemical in power form that has the ability to absorb and to disinfect. Often used in cavity treatment of autopsied cases

65
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Sealing agents

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Supply
External and internal
-incision sealers
-incision putty

66
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Sodium hypochlorite

AKA bleach

A

Supply

Unstable salt usually produced in an aqueous solution and used as a bleaching and disinfecting agent

67
Q

HCHO and bleach forms

A

Bischloromethyl gas or BCME

68
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Bischloromethyl

AKA-BCME

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Carcinogen potentially produced when formaldehyde and sodium hypochlorite come into contact with each other; normally occurs only in a controlled laboratory setting and requires a catalyst

69
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Disinfectant soap

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Supply
Soapworks by the scrubbing action,
scrubbing action damages the bacterial cell membrane wall

70
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Solvents

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A liquid holding another substance in solution

71
Q

What is the universal solvent?

A

Water

72
Q

Eye caps

A

Supply

Thin plastic dome shaped disk used to restore Contor just beneath the eyelids and aide in eye closure

73
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Cotton

A 
Supply
Three types of cotton:
 -cotton balls (moisture absorbing)
-batting cotton ( NON moisture absorbing) 
-web roll (rolled, moisture absorbing)
74
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Trocar buttons

A

Supply
A plastic threaded screw-like device for sealing punctures and small round trocar openings. Quality varies along with price

75
Q

Tubing

A

Supply

Clear plastic or rubber; must be temperature sensitive; must be OSHA approved

76
Q

Mouth formers

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A device used in the mouth in shaping the contour of the lips

77
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Plastic goods

A

Supply
Used to prevent leakage and or containing preservative embalming chemicals such as preservative powders and or hardening compound

78
Q

Unionall

A

Supply

Plastic garment designed to cover the entire body from the neck down to and including the feet

79
Q

Pants

A

Supply
Plastic garment which fits tightly around the waist and thighs of the deceased to guard against leakage and avoid stains and odors

80
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Coverall

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Plastic garment designed to cover the body from the chest down to the upper thigh

81
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Sleeves

A

Supply

A plastic or rubber garment which covers the arm to the area of the wrist to guard or protect against leakage

82
Q

Capri garment/pants

A

Supply

Plastic protective garment designed to cover the legs, buttocks and abdomen. A combination of pants and stockings

83
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Thread

A

Supply

84
Q

Suture

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Preparation room item used with suturing needles to suture cuts and incisions

85
Q

Ligature

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Thread, cord, or wire used for tying the vessels, tissues, or bones

86
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Ligate

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To tie off an artery and vein upon embalming

87
Q

Lip and Eye cement

A

Supply

Preparation room materials used on cases where the lips and or eyelids are difficult to close properly

88
Q

Injector needles

A

Supply

Used in mouth closure. It is inserted into a needle injector and forced into the mandible and maxilla

89
Q

Adhesive

A 
Supply
Liquid or aerosol spray
Reason to use:
- Close needle holes
-skin slip
-on top of incisions to prevent leaks
90
Q

Electric aspirator

A

Equipment

A device that uses a motor to create a suction for the purpose of aspiration

91
Q

Coveralls for the deceased are ______, But for us they are______

A

Supplies, equipment

92
Q

Backflow valve

A

Prevents anything that is aspirated from getting into the public water supply

Embalming (7 decks)

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