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exam 4 220
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The Slocum method is also known as | Pre-embalming observation |
| Which of the following is NOT a reason to prepare a body as if viewing/disposition will be delayed? | Style of casket the deceased will chose |
| The correct embalming treatment is dictated solely by the cause of death, true or false? | False |
| Which is more important the embalmer: The condition of jaundice or the underlying disease that caused the jaundice? | Condition of jaundice |
| Which of the following is NOT a reason to assume and prepare a body as if it were infectious and/or contagious | Religious preference of the deceased |
| Cavity embalming is generally performed when? | After Vascular injection |
| The correct embalming treatment is dictated by the conditions of the body, true or false? | True |
| Elderly patients who have no teeth or use dentures may impact the embalmer by | Having to adjust for complications in setting features |
| Mrs. Angie O. Plasty has a scar that runs through the midline of her sternum, it can safely be assumed that she has had | Some sort of surgery on her heart |
| It is better for the embalming to ask “Of which did the person die” than “What conditions exist in the body?” when performing an embalming analysis, true or false? | False |
| The embalming analysis, among many of its considerations, concerns itself both with the effect of a disease and the effect of the medications used to treat the disease, true or false? | True |
| Communication between the funeral director and embalmer is essential so that they can keep the family well informed in case something is wrong with the body, true or false? | True |
| Medications do not produce the same effects in same individuals treated by them so it is important for the embalmer to let the body determine potential treatments, true or false? | True |
| One of the things that will be immensely helpful for the funeral director to know prior to meeting with the family is | The condition of the body |
| Emaciated bodies may require the use of reduced solution strengths and humectant chemicals to prevent further dehydration, true or false? | True |
| Conditions of a body that an embalmer is concerned with are (Please choose all that apply) | Conditions the embalmer can see Conditions the embalmer can feel Conditions the embalmer can touch |
| Communication between the funeral directing and embalmer is essential so that they can keep the family out of the loop in case something is wrong with the body, true or false? | False |
| Which of the following is not one of the factors used by the embalmer to “read the conditions” of the body (Please select all that apply) | Price of caskets |
| Which of the following conditions would result in probably direct loss of fluid to the abdominal cavity? | Ruptured Aortic Aneurysm |
| Children or infants may require special tools due to the smaller size of their vasculature as well as consideration as to the type of chemical solution strength used in preservation, true or false? | True |
| There are three types of massage cream: a water base, an oil base and a lanolin base. | False |
| Air in the tissue caused by a punctured lung or a mechanical device is known as: | Subcutaneous emphysema |
| When putting the body on the table, one should push it rather than pulling in onto the table. | False |
| The crackling sound emitted from pressing on decomposed tissue is called: | Crepitation |
| Fly eggs can mature into maggots within: | Twenty-four hours |
| A/an___________ is defined as skin rubbed off. | Abrasion |
| Ligature passing under the jaw bone and up through the septum of the nose, best describes a: | Mandibular suture |
| There are times when overlapping the eyelids may be necessary. | True |
| Gluing the lips can be used as a mouth closure for infants and children. | True |
| Fever blisters should be opened and drained prior to embalming. | True |
| A standard size metal casket measures: | 78” x 24” |
| Sodium hypochlorite and formaldehyde, used together, make an excellent disinfectant. | False |
| When inserting the dentures, it is better to insert the lower dentures first. | True |
| Before embalming takes place, one should get permission to embalm. One should get (at a minimum): | Oral permission from the legally authorized person |
| Under the old standard, a 165-pound body would take an average of ______ gallons of arterial fluid. | 3 to 4 |
| The best location for drainage is the | R. atrium of the heart |
| At death, ____percent of the blood is in the capillaries | 85 |
| If one punctures the arch of the aorta, he/she will probably have to: | Do a six point injection |
| All of the following are advantages of the drain tube EXCEPT: | Coagula can be grasped |
| When using the axillary artery as a primary point of injection, one should: | Inject toward the head (body) first |
| Intermittent drainage will: | Increase diffusion Increase distribution Help with drainage |
| Drainage is made up of blood, arterial fluid, and tissue fluid. Another name(s) for tissue fluid is/are: (Please select all that apply) | Interstital Lymphatic |
| What method of drainage may dehydrate and wrinkle tissues? | Concurrent |
| The method that utilizes injecting the body with the drain tube closed and then opening it when the arterial fluid isn’t being pumped is known as | None of the above |
| What method of drainage is recommended when colloidal fluids are used | Intermittent |
| The greatest disadvantage to a one point injection is: | Short circuiting |
| Instant Tissue Fixation is: (Please choose the best possible answers) | Strong spurt of arterial fluid to the head Use 25 Index arterial fluid Typically uses restricted cervical injection |
| Shell embalming is where | The superficial tissue is embalmed |
| When doing a heart tap, one should inject approximately____arterial fluid into the body before putting the trocar into the heart. | One to one and a half to gallons |
| The split method of embalming is: | Raising the carotid artery and the femoral vein |