Module 3 Flashcards
Pressure machines
Machines used for the injection of arterial solution. Six devices can be used: Gravity, bulb syringe, combination of gravity and bulb syringe, hand pump, air pressure machine, and centrifugal pump
Hydroaspirator
Apparatus that is connected to the water supply. When the water is turned on suction is developed and is used to aspirate the contents of the body’s cavity
Electric aspirator
A device that uses motor to create a suction for the purpose of aspiration
Gravity injector
Apparatus used to inject arterial fluid during vascular (arterial) phase of the embalming process. It relies on gravity to create the pressure required to deliver the fluid (0.43 pounds of pressure per 1 foot of elevation)
Hand pump
Historical instrument resembling a large hypodermic syringe attached to a bottle apparatus. It is used to create either pressure for injection or vacuum for aspiration.
Bulb syringe
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. It can NOT be used for aspiration.
Electric spatula
Electrically heated blade that may be used to dry moist tissue, reduce swollen tissue, and restore contour.
Body lifts
Lifting device for lifting and movement of the deceased body. ( Examples of it being used: movement from the cot to embalming table to a dressing table or placement in a casket)
Sterilizers
Oven or appliance for sterilizing. An autoclave that sterilizes by steam under pressure at temperatures above 100 Celcius
Positioning devices
Preparation room equipment for properly positioning bodies before, during, and after vascular embalming.
Embalming tables
The table used for embalming procedures : Stainless steel, porcelain, fiber glass •Hydraulic or ratchet type height adjustment •Have a drain channel on each side •Drain hole at the foot end
Dressing tables
Used for dressing/cosmetic procedures : Laminated plastic •Adjustable in height •May be foldable •No drain holes
Refrigeration
Cooling units used to slow postmortem changes in the deceased body
Sharps container
Occupational Safety and Health Administration required receptacle for proper disposal of sharps
Arterial tubes
Tube used to inject embalming solution into the blood vascular system
Needle injector
Mechanical device used to impel specially designed metal pins into a bone
Scalpel
Two-piece embalming instrument consisting of a handle and a blade used to make incisions and excisions
Aneurysm hook
An embalming instrument that is used for blunt dissection and in raising vessels
Aneurysm needle
An embalming instrument used for blunt dissection and raising vessels that have an eye in the hook portion of the instrument for placing ligatures around the vessels
Bistoury knife
A curved cutting instrument that cuts from the inside outward (some embalmers prefer this for opening arteries and veins and also can be used for the excision of tissues)