1. Origin of Embalming and Reverent Care Flashcards
(30 cards)
Chemical treatment of the dead human body to reduce the presence of growth of microorganisms, to temporarily inhibit organic decomposition, and to restore the dead human body to an acceptable appearance
Embalming
The art of embalming was and is practiced by what 2 civilized societies separated by 5000 years?
Early Egyptians and Present day Americans
Anthropology research and studies show what?
That burial of the dead is the oldest of all religious customs
Ancient Egyptians embalmed their dead according to religious customs and what?
The ability of the decedent’s family to pay for embalming
Ancient Egyptians believed ___________ was achieved by people who lived a virtuous) righteous, morally ethical) life, were able to furnish their own burial tomb and receive funerary offerings from their relatives
Eternal life (eternity)
In Ancient Egyptian times, how did the poor individuals attain immortality?
Through the mercy of the Gods
What does Reverent mean?
Honor and humble
We respect the dead
Reverent care comes from what?
Religion
Caring for the dead is both _____________ and ____________.
privilege
responsibility
Neglect of the dead has led to the decline of what?
Governments and societies
What has become the supreme ethic for funeral service professionals?
“Reverence for the dead”
Moral principle that governs a person’s behavior or the conducting of an activity
Ethics
Who was the first person embalmed?
Abraham Lincoln
The practical purpose of embalming is to what?
Slow down the degenerative changes that occur naturally after death
What does embalming permit for the family?
To engage in the emotional healing process of leave-taking
Ethics is the science of rectitude, referring to behavior that is what?
Correct, upright and honorable, and duty
Ethics is a set of principles that governs conducted for the purpose of what?
Establishing harmony in all human relations
______________ of the facts are considered to be Deceptive Acts or Principles that embalmers must refrain from committing, i.e. stating that embalming is required by law when no such statute exists
Misrepresentation
True or False:
An embalmer must aid and abet an unlicensed individual to engage in the unlicensed activity of embalming
False
___________ dictates that all personal information must be regarded as confidential and must never be shared outside the performance of your duties as an embalmer
Confidentiality
______________________ consists of insinuating non factual statements, or over play of the facts that have the intent or effect of harming another professional that are unethical and must be avoided
Defamation of character
____________ of the dead human body must be maintained throughout the various stages of preparation up until the time of final disposition
Identification
We must maintain what in professional practice
Competence
__________ requires ethical responsibility to maintain a clean and sanitary work environment
Health and Sanitation
