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Module 3 Flashcards

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Centrifugal pump-large volume tanks up to 3 1/2 gallons; most widely accepted method today

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Pressure machines

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Connected to water supply; water is used to create suction for aspiration; should be at least 2” above sink

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Hydroaspirator

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Uses motor to create suction

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Electric aspirator

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Injects arterial fluid; relies on gravity to create the pressure; .43 lbs of pressure /ft of elevation

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Gravity injector

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5
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Used for pressure for injection or aspiration

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Hand pump

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Soft rubber manual pump; for injection only

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Bulb syringe

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Electrically heated blade which may be used to dry moist tissue, reduce swelling, and restore contour to natural form

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Electric spatula

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Used to move the deceased from the cot to the table, from table to casket, etc.

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Body lifts

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An oven or appliance for sterilizing, autoclaves use steam under pressure at temps above 100 degrees C

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Sterilizers

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10
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Styrofoam head block, ploy urethane head block, styrofoam body block, body rests, extremities positioner

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Positioning devices

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Stainless steel, porcelain, fiber glass; hydraulic or ratchet type height adjustment; have drain channel on each side; drain hole at the foot end

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Embalming tables

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12
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Laminated plastic; adjustable in height; may be foldable; no drain holes

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Dressing tables

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Cooler for storing bodies; should be between 36 degrees to 41 degrees F

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Refrigeration

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14
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Plastic, puncture resistant container used to safely dispose of hypodermic needles and other sharp medical instruments; sealable and self-locking; marked with biohazard and red in color

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Sharps container

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Tube used to inject embalming fluid into the body

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Arterial tubes (cannulas)

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16
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mechanical device used to impel specifically designed metal pins into the bone

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Needle injector

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17
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Two piece embalming instrument consisting of a handle and a blade used to make incisions and excisions; blades need to be disposed of in sharps container

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Scalpel

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Instrument used for blunt dissection and in raising vessels

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Aneurysm hook

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19
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same as aneurysm hook, but includes an eye in the hook portion for placing ligatures around vessels

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Aneurysm needle

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Curved knife for cutting inside outward. Used for opening arteries and veins, excising tissues

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Bistoury knife

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21
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Used for cutting; arterial scissors are used for opening vessels; bandage scissors have blunt edge for cutting bandages and protecting the skin

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Scissors

22
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Instrument used to guide drainage tubes into the veins

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Groove detector

23
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Instrument for preventing the flow of blood from an open vessel by compressing or clamping the vessel; used to clamp leaking vessels

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Hemostats (locking forceps)

24
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Designed for holding the arterial tube

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Arterial fixation forceps

25
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Instrument for grasping, holding firmly or extracting and object

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Spring forceps

26
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Used for drainage only; tips may be serrated, smooth or rat-toothed

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Angular spring forceps

27
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Surgical instrument for holding back edges of skin

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Retractors

28
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Instrument used to hold dowels or drapes

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Towel clamps

29
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Always inserted towards the heart; help expand the veins; can be closed to build pressure

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Drainage tubes

30
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Large postmortem needles used for autopsy incisions and ones for raising vessels

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Suture needles

31
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Used to aspirate the throat through the nostrils

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Nasal aspirator

32
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Designed to evacuate large volumes of gases, liquids or tissues from body site by means of high vacuum suction

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Autopsy aspirator

33
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Sharply pointed surgical instrument used in cavity embalming to aspirate and inject cavities; may also be used for supplemental hypodermic embalming

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Trocar

34
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Designed for hypodermic embalming not for aspiration

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Hypovalve trocar

35
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Screws into cavity fluid bottles; when the device is inverted fluid flows through the trocar into the body

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Cavity fluid injector

36
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Hallow, sharp needle placed on a syringe to inject material into or under the skin

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Hypodermic needles

37
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Used for extravascular work like filling holes from incisions

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Trocar button applicator

38
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Probe point facilitates easy insertion into drainage vein

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Vein expander

39
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Strong scissor-type instrument used to hold a suture needle while pushing it through tissue; handles are ratcheted and have to be squeezed to be released

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Needle holder

40
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Chemicals which inactivate saprophytic bacteria, render unsuitable for nutrition the media upon which bacteria survive, and which will arrest decomp by altering enzymes and lysins of the body as well as converting the decomp tissue as determined in the embalming analysis

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Preservative embalming chemicals

41
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A group of chemical used in addition to vascular and cavity embalming fluids; most are applied to body surface; hardening compounds, preservative powders, sealing agents, mold preventative agents, and pack application agents

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Accessory chemicals

42
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Fluid injected for purposes other than preservation and disinfection; three categories- pre-injection, co-injection, and humectants or restorative fluids

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Supplemental fluids

43
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Material used to provide a barrier or seal against any type of leakage of fluid or blood

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Sealing agents

44
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Used between the lips for rounding and maintaining position and natural curvature of lips

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Cotton

45
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Thin dome like shell made of hardened cloth, metal, or plastic placed beneath the eyelid to restore natural curvature and maintain position of posed eyelids

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Eye caps

46
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Plastic threaded screw like devise for sealing punctures and small round trocar punctures

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Trocar button

47
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A device used in the mouth to shape the contour of the lips

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Mouth former

48
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Plastic that can be placed underneath the clothing to prevent leakage of fluids to protect clothing

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Plastic goods/undergarments

49
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Cotton, nylon, and linen; waxed; dental floss may be suitable

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Ligature

50
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Device used to fasten the calvarium to the cranium after cranial autopsy

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Calvarium clamps

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