Wax to De-cap Flashcards
Used as wound filler. Hard wax that can be used to fill large cavities or to model basic facial features
Firm wax
Used to give final form and shape to facial features
Medium wax
Used to recreate skin texture or delicate facial features
Soft wax
Soft was usually tinted for mucous membranes or to bring line of closure to the mouth
Lip wax
What are some methods used to soften and coloring wax?
-heat of your hand, add cosmetic, and mix together
-Mixing with massage cream, petroleum jelly, the cosmetic itself, or applying heat such as a hair dryer
Wax can be made firm by adding ___ a___ or ___ b___ or by ___ _c__ ___
a: talcum powder
b: corn starch
c: cooling the wax
Besides wax, what are some other things that can be used to mold features
Clay, latex, silicone, paper mache, cotton, collodion
What is the most important phrase when doing restorative modeling and cosmetics
Clean, firm, dry
Discoloring caused by a foreign matter, cannot be removed by embalming
Stains
Any abnormal color in or on the body, can be removed by embalming
Discoloration
What cleans the following from the surface of the skin (extravascular):
1. Blood
2. Adhesives
3. Tar / creosote
4. Grease / oil
5. Iodine
6. Ink
7. Paint
8.Oil based paint
9. Nicotine residue
- Blood - soap and water
- Adhesives - rubbing alcohol
- Tar / creosote - kerosene
- Grease / oil - dawn dishwashing
- Iodine - bleach
- Ink - acetone, lemon juice
- Paint - soap and water
- Oil based paint - turpentine
9.Nicotine residue - bleach
What cleans intravascular (under the skin) discoloration?
-Bleaching agents
-Cavity fluid
-Phenol and alcohol
-Preservative gel
-Special bleaching fluid
Tissues must be solid to apply wax and other feature builders. How can firmness be achieved?
Hypodermic injection and / or chemical compress inject phenol or cavity directly into the tissue or use an embalming gel or liquid as a surface treatment
What are some chemical cauterants for drying the tissue? How does it work?
Phenol or cavity fluid. Cauterants create chemical burns, sealing tissues and preventing further leakage
Hidden subcutaneous, used in visible areas (face)
-Single/double
Intra-dermal suture
Used to close long incisions, long bone donation sites (not water tight)
Whip suture
A temporary suture consisting of individually cut and tied stitches employed to sustain the proper position of tissue
-Interrupted suture
Bridge stitch suture
Inversion-hidden, draws in swollen tissue
Worm suture
Strongest stitch, double version used on autopsy incisions/decapitations
Baseball suture
Circular stitch, utilized in gunshots/aspiration punctures
Purse-string suture
Cross stitch suture. Network of stitches which cross the borders of a cavity or excision to anchor fillers and to sustain tissues in their proper position (horizontal/vertical)
Basket weave suture
Material or technique employed to secure tissues or restorative materials in a fixed position; an armature
Anchor
What is the restorative art treatment for abrasions and razor burns
- Remove scab, if any
- Cauterize area
- Remove any dehydrated loose tissue
- Close wound with adhesives or suture
- Wax and reproduce textures
- Cosmetize
What are the restorative art treatments for lacerations?
-Before embalming, suture sides together to hold shape
-After embalming:
1. Cry inside
2. Massage cream around the edges to prevent dehydration
3. Dry area with cotton and coat with sealer
4. Pack with cotton and drying powder
5. Remove dehydrated edge
6. Use intradermal stitching
How are first degree burns (Erythema) handled?
Cosmetizing
How are second degree burns handled in RA?
-Puncture blisters and remove the loose skin
-Cauterize tissue with cavity fluid or phenol
-Wax if necessary
-Cosmetize
How does one handle third degree burns in RA?
-Puncture blisters, remove loose skin and excise charred tissue
-Cauterize tissue with cavity fluid or phenol
-Reduce swelling through pressure, excising aspirations, or channeling
-Suture laceration if present. Basket weave suture
-Penetrating wounds if present
-Cosmetize
How are tumors, abscesses, and neoplasms handled in RA
Pre embalm: excise before, don’t interfere with arterial system.May need to temporarily suture to hold tissue while embalming
Post embalming: excise after embalming. Assure proper arterial distribution
How are swelling and distension handled in RA
Pre embalming causes:
-Pathological source
-Trauma
-Decomp
-Improper handing of body before embalming
-Medical procedures to save their life
Post embalming causes:
-Too much fluid introduced without enough drainage
-Excessive massage
-To high of pressure or rate of flow
