Treatments Requiring Wax Flashcards

1
Q

An injury caused by scraping of the skin against a firm objects

A

Abrasion

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2
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An abrasion removes the _________ and exposes the derma to the air

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epidermis

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3
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The result after an abrasion is a

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hard, brown surface

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4
Q

Small _________ may protrude from the area

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irregularities

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5
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Irregularities should be removed after embalming by use of a

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Scalpel or sandpaper

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6
Q

Before waxing, the abrasion should be painted with an

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Opaque cosmetic undercoat

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7
Q

Undercoat substitutes include

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Arts and crafts paint
Typing correction fluid (white out)
Liquid shoe polish

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8
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Classified according to their effect on the tissues

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Burns

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9
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An injury caused by heat which produces redness of the skin

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First Degree Burn

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10
Q

During embalming with first degree burn,

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cover face with massage cream

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11
Q

After embalming with first degree burn

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Correct cosmetically

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12
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A burn resulting in acute inflammation of the skin producing redness and blisters

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Second Degree Burn

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13
Q

With second degree burn, hair may be

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singed or burnt

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14
Q

With second degree burn, eyes may be

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swollen

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15
Q

Before embalming with second degree burns

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puncture blisters

Shave face and coat thickly with massage cream and petroleum jelly

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16
Q

Heavily blistered areas may coagulate

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Apply external protective chemical packs

Hypodermic injections may be necessary

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17
Q

After embalming with second degree burns

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Carefully peel away loose skin
Apply phenol preservative pack for several hours
Swollen lips and eyes may be surgically reduced

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18
Q

When dressing a body with second degree burns,

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Dry and seal denuded areas before waxing
Darken singed hair with an eyebrow pencil
Gloves may be needed

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19
Q

A burn resulting in the destruction of subcutaneous and cutaneous tissues

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Third Degree burns

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20
Q

With extreme destruction where viewing is not possible,

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Deodorize and preserve tissues that remain

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21
Q

When viewing is possible with third degree burns, after embalming,

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Hypodermically inject and preserve remaining tissues
Remove charred tissues
Place gauze on seared or roasted tissues and paint with a liquid sealer

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22
Q

Total evacuation of tissue, or absence of tissues

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Fourth degree burns

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23
Q

A clean, linear cut, which the margins align

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Incision

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24
Q

Closing the margins of an incision with instant bond adhesive

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Wipe margins dry
Cauterize if necessary with chemicals or electric spatula
Cement together

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25
Q

Closing the margins of an incision by suturing

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Free margins of scab

Use a hidden (intradermal) stitch

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26
Q

If the margins are desicated

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Remove after embalming

Treat as a non-linear gash

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27
Q

Where the margins of the cut do not meet

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Non-linear cuts and gashes

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28
Q

To treat non-linear cuts and gashes,

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Hold the margins in place with temporary sutures
Embalm and remove sutures
Dry and seal deep tissues
Permanently suture and fill any gaps with wax
Place a tiny ribbon of wax on the line of cut and taper on each side

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29
Q

Severance of the head from the body

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Decapitation

30
Q

In a decapitation, how are the head and trunk treated?

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Separately

31
Q

After embalming the head and trunk,

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ligate loose vessels

Trim torn deep tissues and ragged edges of the stump and neck

32
Q

Using a metal rod or wooden dowel

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Wire or force the lower end into the vertebral column and insert the upper end into the foramen magnum

33
Q

These are put into the anterior part of the neck in the muscles

A

Two short splints

34
Q

It is important to correctly position and align this

A

the head

35
Q

Muscles are __________ to attach the head in a decapitation case

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Sutured together

36
Q

Cotton and plaster of paris are used to

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Build deep areas

37
Q

When broken bones lacerate or puncture the skin

A

Compound fracture

38
Q

To align bones before embalming

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Pry them together
Wire them together
Bridge mutilated parts
Recreate missing parts
Recreate surface form with packing
39
Q

After embalming use a ____________ and permanently suture

A

Powder incision sealer

40
Q

A wound may be tearing the flesh

A

Laceration

41
Q

Lacerations may vary from __________________ to ___________

A

Small scratches to deep jagged tears

42
Q

Small scratches may be masked with

A

wax

43
Q

Deep lacerations should be filled with

A

incision sealer, suture, and apply wax

44
Q

Disadvantages of lip waxing every case

A

natural characteristics are hidden

45
Q

This can be used in place of wax

A

Tissue builder injected into the mucous membranes

46
Q

A small softened roll of correctly colored wax is placed on the teeth, then the mucous membranes are gently pressed against the wax, correcting a small separation

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Cylinder method

47
Q

The space between the mucous membranes is filled with red tinted lip wax, which is fanned alternately to the each membrane with the spatula creating the line of closure

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Filling and tooling

48
Q

Applying a thin layer of tinted wax to each mucous membrane starting with the upper one first

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Surfacing each mucous membrane

49
Q

Large lip separations is caused by

A

Extreme dehydration

50
Q

Large lip separations can be corrected by

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cross stitches made between the two mucous membranes, pulled taut, and new lips are modeled

51
Q

Pistol and rifle wounds

A
Massage cream the face
During embalming, plug the hole with cotton
Remove cotton after embalming
Replace with sealer coated cotton
Suture
Wax surface
52
Q

Punctures

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Remove scabs
Apply massage cream
Plug hole with cotton during embalming
Later replace with new cotton and sealer
Wax
53
Q

Separation of the epidermis from the dermis

A

Skin slip or desquamation

54
Q

Cause of skin slip

A

putrefaction

55
Q

Treating skin slip

A

Inject unpreserved area with embalming chemical
Remove loose tissue
place preservative chemical compress on raw tissue
sear with phenol
pain with liquid sealer

56
Q

Special sutures may serve one or more purpose

A
Hold borders of an incision together
Gather and turn under excess tissues
Hold flaps of skin in position during embalming
Correct distortion from sagging muscles
Hold the margin of a deep wound in a fixed position 
Form a mesh anchor to wax
Anchor deep filler
Circle and hold the margin of a hole
Serve as an armature
Attach a hair-switch
57
Q

Materials used for restorative sutures

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Linen thread
Silk thread
Nylon thread

58
Q

The thread used for restorative sutures should be ______________ and used in single length

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strong but thin

59
Q

Individual stitches which are knotted and cut out

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Temporary (interrupted) sutures

60
Q

Used to hold the margins of clean cuts together

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Intradermal sutures

61
Q

Use a non-cutting edge needle

Needle enters only in the tough derma within the margins

A

Intradermal sutures

62
Q

One needle, one thread

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Single Intradermal Suture

63
Q

Two needles and one thread in a pattern similar to that of lacing a shoe

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Double intradermal suture

64
Q

Used to gather in and turn under excess skin tissues

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Worm suture

65
Q

Made after embalming with a cutting edge needle

A

Worm suture

66
Q

The suture for a deep wound or excision made after embalming to maintain the position of the margins and provide an anchor for the wax

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Basket weave suture

67
Q

Made before or after embalming to hold the margins of small holes in position

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Purse String Suture

68
Q

Tumors with pus

A

Aspiration during embalming
Inject hypodermically after embalming
Excise necrotic tissue and rebuild with wax

69
Q

Hard Tumors

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Remove after embalming

Flap incision and excise tissue

70
Q

Pustules on the face

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Puncture and aspirate before embalming
Chemically disinfect
After embalming trim or sand hardened margins and apply preservative fluid compress
Paint with liquid sealer and wax