Sutures

Question 1

This is known as a stitch. It is the active sowing also known as a completed stitch.

Answer 1

What is a suture

Question 2

This is used for
1. holding borders of an incision together,
2.gather and turn excess tissue
3.holds flaps of skin in position during embalming,
4. correct distortion from sagging muscles
5.holds the margin of a deep wound, in a fixed position
6. form a mesh anchor, wax
7. anchor deep filler
8. circle and hold margin of a hole
9. hold armature in place or
10.attach a hair swatch

Answer 2

What are the 10 things that sutures are used for?

Question 3

This is a thread cord or wire use for tying vessels, tissues, or bones.

Answer 3

What is a ligature?

Question 4

Two types of these are waxed and unwaxed

Answer 4

What are two types of ligatures?

Question 5

Live thread, silk thread, nylon thread, cotton thread, are four materials in which these are made from

Answer 5

What are materials that ligatures are made from?

Question 6

This type of suture is an interrupted, suture, also known as a loop stitch or bridge stitch. It’s temporary stitches are used for hair attachment to anchor, ears hold flaps of skin together prior to embalming.

Answer 6

What is a temporary suture?

Question 7

This suture is beneath the skin and will be waxed over and can only be used on clean cuts with this suture a non-cutting edge needle is used and the stitch is pulled to only after the stitching is done suture is done through the tough derma and they are two types of this suture

Answer 7

What is it intradermal suture?

Question 8

With This type of intradermal suture only one needle and thread is used

Answer 8

What is a single intradermal suture?

Question 9

With this type of intradermal suture, two needles and one thread is/are used and an alternating zigzag pattern is made in a shoelace fashion…

Answer 9

 what is a double intradermal suture?

Question 10

Also known as the reduction, suture or draw it, this is used to gather in and turn under excess skin. It is done after embalming with a cutting edge needle the stitch rubs outside the surface of the skin, and is good for neck reductions, and can be waxed over since it lies flat, it is also known as the inside out baseball stitch is another good

Answer 10

What is a worm suture?

Question 11

This suture is used for trocar holes and bullet holes and can be reopened for aspiration if necessary. It is also made before or after embalming, and is defined as a series of small stitches made around the circumference of a small opening.

Answer 11

What is a purse string suture?

Question 12

This suture involves cross stitches which are made to form a shape in which to anchor wax. This is made after embalming with a cutting edge needle, and, depending on the circumstances, the stitches may be made on the dermis or epidermis.

Answer 12

What is a basket weave suture?

Question 13

The best time for wax application is this many hours after embalming?

Answer 13

Wax is best 8 to 10 hours post embalming

Question 14

The best arterial injection is through these arteries because it is closest to the restoration work.

Answer 14

The best arterial injection is through the carotid arteries because it is close to the restorative work.

Question 15

One must get permission before doing any of these _____ techniques, except for correct things, swelling, leakage or discoloration

Answer 15

One must get permission before performing any restorative techniques, with the exception of correcting swelling, leakage, or discoloration

Question 16

Unless this percentage of the facial structure remains intact, restorative work is not normally attempted

Answer 16

Unless 2/3 of the facial structure remains intact, restorative work is not usually attempted.

Question 17

Restorative needs can be broken down into these three causes or origins

Answer 17

The restorative work needs to be broken down into 1. injury, 2.disease or 3. postmortem tissue changes

Question 18

Swelling and distention can be caused by these five pre-embalming factors

Answer 18

What is 1. pathology/disease, 2. trauma, 3. medical procedures, 4. decomposition 5. improper handling a body

Question 19

Swelling and distention can be caused by these three factors during embalming

Answer 19

1. What are excessive amounts of fluid injected without sufficient drainage, 2. excessive massaging 3. injecting with too high rate of flow or pressure

Question 20

With swelling on distention, blisters and pustules should be removed before or after embalming?

Answer 20

With swelling or distention, blisters and pustules should be removed before embalming.

Question 21

These eight treatments should be considered, when treating swelling and distention (from least invasive to most)

Answer 21

1. External pressure 2. applying heat, 3. elevating, swollen part 4. compress with dehydrating chemical 5. inject with constricting agent, 6. channeling 7. Lancing and aspirating 8. surgical reduction

Question 22

Benign tumors enclosed in a capsule we should realign the tumor with____, or a wire or wedge

Answer 22

With benign tumor, we should realign the tumor with suturing wire, or a wedge.

Question 23

For fibercystic, tumors, a.k.a. hard tumors, we remove tumor ____\before or after embalming and fill cavity with Hardening compound….

Answer 23

For fibrocystic, tumors, a.k.a. heart tumors we remove post embalming flap incision, and fill the cavity with hardening compound.

Question 24

The 11 steps to large cavity excision restoration
1. Remove bandages and temporary sutures.
2.
3. Undercut margins of excision.
4.
5. Paint with liquid seal.
6.
7. Basket, weave suture
8. Imbed wax into the suture
9.
10. Reinstate, pores and marking.
11. Cosmeticize

Answer 24

11 steps to a large capacity, excision and restoration.
1. Remove bandages and temporary sutures.
2. Remove or excise disease or damage tissue after embalming
3. Undercut margins of the excision
4. Dry chemically exposed tissue
5. Paint with liquid sealer
6. Deep fill
7. Weave suture
8. Imbed wax into the suture
9. Wax modeling (mold wax)
10. Reinstate pores and marking
11. Cosmetics

Question 25

Compresses used to bleach, preserve dehydrate, or reduce swelling and are made with ______and formed to require shape, and are used to pack ulcers, and are immediately applied _____ before/after embalming.

Answer 25

The compresses are made with cotton strips and are formed to require shape and should be applied immediately after embalming.

Question 26

What are the four types of cotton compress?

Answer 26

1. Chemical cavity packs with chemical agent, 2. cold water compress, 3. external surface compress, and 4. internal compress

Question 27

These are three ways we can use to treat discoloration

Answer 27

1. use compress with any bleaching agents 2. use opaque cosmetics for general discoloration 3. use solvents, which can remove Opaque cosmetics like a. trichloroethylene benzene, b. benzene, or c. Naphtha

Question 28

1.Remove scabs after embalming along with any debris
2. create a smooth surface, sanding the area with an Emory cloth treat with chemical packet if necessary,
3. using an Opaque cosmetic basecoat
4. wax, the surface
5. reinstate, pores, and markings
6. cosmetics on top of the wax

These are the six steps, and how to treat what

Answer 28

What is how to treat an abrasion?

Question 29

1. Cranial vessels must be tied off or clamped during arterial embalming
2. After embalming like it vessels
   3 Dry out calvarium
   4 Reattached skull cap
3. Suture and wax

These are the steps to treat what condition

Answer 29

What is cranial postmortem treatment?

Question 30

1.Wire together any fractured bones and
2.embalm head and trunk separately
3 trim excess ragged tissue around the neck.
4.Using long rod to insert into the Foreman magnum and in the vertebral column and suture in place your attached deep muscle tissues, rod, 5. cotton plaster, seal wrap around the tissue or your next series of muscles, 5. cotton plaster sealer is wrapped around the tissues and dry cotton to retain contour of neck,
6. suture the skin of the neck Worms, suture (repeat step with each layer)
7. wax and cosmetic

These are the steps to treat which condition

Answer 30

What are the steps to treat decapitation?

Question 31

1. remove it post embalming, flap incision
2. fill cavity with hardening compound, internal compress for powder
3. restored deep filler, and fill under skin for support use worm, suture
4. wax incision tapering the wax out

These are the steps for treating what condition

Answer 31

What are fibrous, cystic, tumors a.k.a. hard tumors

Question 32

1.Remove bandages and temporary sutures
2. Remove or exercise, deceased or damage tissue after embalming
3. Undercut margins of the excision
4. Dry chemically exposed tissue
5 Paint with liquid sealer
6. Deep fill cavity
7. Basket, weave, suture
8. Embed wax into the suture
9.Wax modeling
10.Reinstate, pores and markings
11. Cosmeticize

These are the 11 steps to treat what condition

Answer 32

What are the 11 steps to treat a large cavity excision restoration?

Question 33

How to treat these stains

Answer 33

Question 34

1. Hypo inject non-preserved area with preservative after embalming
2. Remove charred tissue after embalming
3. Reduce swelling
4. Dry seal wax
5. Place gauze on roasted tissue, paint with liquid sealer and wax on top
6. Gauze to the skin, if necessary

These are the steps to treat what type of postmortem condition

Answer 34

What are the steps to treat third-degree burns?