quiz 5

Question 1

building permit

Answer 1

• New construction and facility remodeling requires a building permit
• The permit application will require detailed site plans and specifications to be submitted
• Plumbing, electrical, heating, and cooling systems and other construction requirements require permitting

Question 2

dressing room

Answer 2

• Used for purposes other than arterial embalming; also called a holding room or staging area
• used for grooming, hairstyling, restorative treatment, cosmetic application, dressing, religious/cultural practices

Question 3

OSHA enforcements

Answer 3

• enforced through workplace inspections, warnings, and citations
• if failure to correct continual noncompliance or serious violations, substantial fines are levied

Question 4

OSHA posting requirements

Answer 4

posting requirements for right to know laws is mandatory

Question 5

OSHA right to know laws

Answer 5

provide workers with direct access to information about the health risks of chemicals used in the workplace

Question 6

prep room doors

Answer 6

• must be secured to deny access to unauthorized persons
• conventional locks or touch pad
• A conventional door opening is 30 inches wide. 36 inch width is mandatory in many localities to accommodate baskets, mortuary equipment, and stretches

Question 7

prep room flooring

Answer 7

• must be durable and easy to clean
• epoxy coatings are good to create non slip surfaces
• clay or ceramic tiles require grout which is porous
• vinyl tile is seamless and resilient
• paint should be impermeable

Question 8

prep room location

Answer 8

• can be basement
• can be difficult if no elevator or lift
• plumbing can be a problem as well
• first floor is ideal
• natural light is favorable
• must be secure and not immediately adjacent to public

Question 9

prep room plumbing considerations

Answer 9

• Eyewash and drench shower requirement
• Backflow preventer
• Hydroseparator w/ vacuum breakers = so aspirated material flowing through the device does not enter the water supply if a sudden drop in water pressure occurs
• Electric aspirator = free standing device commonly selected when low water pressure is an issue

Question 10

prep room walls

Answer 10

• material should be impervious and able to be kept clean and sanitary
• wipeable and readily disinfected when contaminated
• glazed masonry block, ceramic tile, and impervious wallboard and paints

Question 11

prep room windows

Answer 11

• based on location of prep room within building
• privacy is a must
• windows can’t be transparent
• could use vented glass block installations to provide privacy

Question 12

angular spring forceps

Answer 12

• used like a drainage device
• are inserted much like the drain tube into a vein
• allow clots to be grasped and pulled from within a vein

Question 13

arterial tube

Answer 13

• there are many types, lengths, and sizes of injection tubes
• can be straight and curved like an L

Question 14

autopsy aspirator

Answer 14

• used to aspirate blood and arterial fluid from the cavities of autopsied bodies
• has many openings to be non clogging

Question 15

cavity fluid injector

Answer 15

• screws onto the cavity fluid bottles
• when it’s inverted cavity fluid flows through the trocar into the body cavities

Question 16

grooved director

Answer 16

• used to expand a vein to help guid a drain tube or drainage device into a vein for drainage

Question 17

hydro aspirator

Answer 17

• aspirating device creates a vacuum when water is run through the mechanism

Question 18

hypo valve trocar

Answer 18

• designed for hypodermic treatments
• not used for aspiration but rather injection

Question 19

stopcock

Answer 19

• used to attach the delivery hose from the injection device to the arterial tube
• can be used to maintain and stop the flow of fluid into the arterial tube

Question 20

trocar

Answer 20

• long hollow needle
• length and diameter are quite variable
• standard trocar is used to aspirate and inject body cavities

Question 21

y tube

Answer 21

• developed for embalming of autopsied bodies
• allows to embalm both legs or arms or sides of the head at the same time