Treatments Requiring Wax

Question 1

An injury caused by scraping of the skin against a firm objects

Answer 1

Abrasion

Question 2

An abrasion removes the _________ and exposes the derma to the air

Answer 2

epidermis

Question 3

The result after an abrasion is a

Answer 3

hard, brown surface

Question 4

Small _________ may protrude from the area

Answer 4

irregularities

Question 5

Irregularities should be removed after embalming by use of a

Answer 5

Scalpel or sandpaper

Question 6

Before waxing, the abrasion should be painted with an

Answer 6

Opaque cosmetic undercoat

Question 7

Undercoat substitutes include

Answer 7

Arts and crafts paint
Typing correction fluid (white out)
Liquid shoe polish

Question 8

Classified according to their effect on the tissues

Answer 8

Burns

Question 9

An injury caused by heat which produces redness of the skin

Answer 9

First Degree Burn

Question 10

During embalming with first degree burn,

Answer 10

cover face with massage cream

Question 11

After embalming with first degree burn

Answer 11

Correct cosmetically

Question 12

A burn resulting in acute inflammation of the skin producing redness and blisters

Answer 12

Second Degree Burn

Question 13

With second degree burn, hair may be

Answer 13

singed or burnt

Question 14

With second degree burn, eyes may be

Answer 14

swollen

Question 15

Before embalming with second degree burns

Answer 15

puncture blisters

Shave face and coat thickly with massage cream and petroleum jelly

Question 16

Heavily blistered areas may coagulate

Answer 16

Apply external protective chemical packs

Hypodermic injections may be necessary

Question 17

After embalming with second degree burns

Answer 17

Carefully peel away loose skin
Apply phenol preservative pack for several hours
Swollen lips and eyes may be surgically reduced

Question 18

When dressing a body with second degree burns,

Answer 18

Dry and seal denuded areas before waxing
Darken singed hair with an eyebrow pencil
Gloves may be needed

Question 19

A burn resulting in the destruction of subcutaneous and cutaneous tissues

Answer 19

Third Degree burns

Question 20

With extreme destruction where viewing is not possible,

Answer 20

Deodorize and preserve tissues that remain

Question 21

When viewing is possible with third degree burns, after embalming,

Answer 21

Hypodermically inject and preserve remaining tissues
Remove charred tissues
Place gauze on seared or roasted tissues and paint with a liquid sealer

Question 22

Total evacuation of tissue, or absence of tissues

Answer 22

Fourth degree burns

Question 23

A clean, linear cut, which the margins align

Answer 23

Incision

Question 24

Closing the margins of an incision with instant bond adhesive

Answer 24

Wipe margins dry
Cauterize if necessary with chemicals or electric spatula
Cement together

Question 25

Closing the margins of an incision by suturing

Answer 25

Free margins of scab | Use a hidden (intradermal) stitch

Question 26

If the margins are desicated

Answer 26

Remove after embalming | Treat as a non-linear gash

Question 27

Where the margins of the cut do not meet

Answer 27

Non-linear cuts and gashes

Question 28

To treat non-linear cuts and gashes,

Answer 28

Hold the margins in place with temporary sutures Embalm and remove sutures Dry and seal deep tissues Permanently suture and fill any gaps with wax Place a tiny ribbon of wax on the line of cut and taper on each side

Question 29

Severance of the head from the body

Answer 29

Decapitation

Question 30

In a decapitation, how are the head and trunk treated?

Answer 30

Separately

Question 31

After embalming the head and trunk,

Answer 31

ligate loose vessels | Trim torn deep tissues and ragged edges of the stump and neck

Question 32

Using a metal rod or wooden dowel

Answer 32

Wire or force the lower end into the vertebral column and insert the upper end into the foramen magnum

Question 33

These are put into the anterior part of the neck in the muscles

Answer 33

Two short splints

Question 34

It is important to correctly position and align this

Answer 34

the head

Question 35

Muscles are __________ to attach the head in a decapitation case

Answer 35

Sutured together

Question 36

Cotton and plaster of paris are used to

Answer 36

Build deep areas

Question 37

When broken bones lacerate or puncture the skin

Answer 37

Compound fracture

Question 38

To align bones before embalming

Answer 38

``` Pry them together Wire them together Bridge mutilated parts Recreate missing parts Recreate surface form with packing ```

Question 39

After embalming use a ____________ and permanently suture

Answer 39

Powder incision sealer

Question 40

A wound may be tearing the flesh

Answer 40

Laceration

Question 41

Lacerations may vary from __________________ to ___________

Answer 41

Small scratches to deep jagged tears

Question 42

Small scratches may be masked with

Answer 42

wax

Question 43

Deep lacerations should be filled with

Answer 43

incision sealer, suture, and apply wax

Question 44

Disadvantages of lip waxing every case

Answer 44

natural characteristics are hidden

Question 45

This can be used in place of wax

Answer 45

Tissue builder injected into the mucous membranes

Question 46

A small softened roll of correctly colored wax is placed on the teeth, then the mucous membranes are gently pressed against the wax, correcting a small separation

Answer 46

Cylinder method

Question 47

The space between the mucous membranes is filled with red tinted lip wax, which is fanned alternately to the each membrane with the spatula creating the line of closure

Answer 47

Filling and tooling

Question 48

Applying a thin layer of tinted wax to each mucous membrane starting with the upper one first

Answer 48

Surfacing each mucous membrane

Question 49

Large lip separations is caused by

Answer 49

Extreme dehydration

Question 50

Large lip separations can be corrected by

Answer 50

cross stitches made between the two mucous membranes, pulled taut, and new lips are modeled

Question 51

Pistol and rifle wounds

Answer 51

``` Massage cream the face During embalming, plug the hole with cotton Remove cotton after embalming Replace with sealer coated cotton Suture Wax surface ```

Question 52

Punctures

Answer 52

``` Remove scabs Apply massage cream Plug hole with cotton during embalming Later replace with new cotton and sealer Wax ```

Question 53

Separation of the epidermis from the dermis

Answer 53

Skin slip or desquamation

Question 54

Cause of skin slip

Answer 54

putrefaction

Question 55

Treating skin slip

Answer 55

Inject unpreserved area with embalming chemical Remove loose tissue place preservative chemical compress on raw tissue sear with phenol pain with liquid sealer

Question 56

Special sutures may serve one or more purpose

Answer 56

``` Hold borders of an incision together Gather and turn under excess tissues Hold flaps of skin in position during embalming Correct distortion from sagging muscles Hold the margin of a deep wound in a fixed position Form a mesh anchor to wax Anchor deep filler Circle and hold the margin of a hole Serve as an armature Attach a hair-switch ```

Question 57

Materials used for restorative sutures

Answer 57

Linen thread Silk thread Nylon thread

Question 58

The thread used for restorative sutures should be ______________ and used in single length

Answer 58

strong but thin

Question 59

Individual stitches which are knotted and cut out

Answer 59

Temporary (interrupted) sutures

Question 60

Used to hold the margins of clean cuts together

Answer 60

Intradermal sutures

Question 61

Use a non-cutting edge needle | Needle enters only in the tough derma within the margins

Answer 61

Intradermal sutures

Question 62

One needle, one thread

Answer 62

Single Intradermal Suture

Question 63

Two needles and one thread in a pattern similar to that of lacing a shoe

Answer 63

Double intradermal suture

Question 64

Used to gather in and turn under excess skin tissues

Answer 64

Worm suture

Question 65

Made after embalming with a cutting edge needle

Answer 65

Worm suture

Question 66

The suture for a deep wound or excision made after embalming to maintain the position of the margins and provide an anchor for the wax

Answer 66

Basket weave suture

Question 67

Made before or after embalming to hold the margins of small holes in position

Answer 67

Purse String Suture

Question 68

Tumors with pus

Answer 68

Aspiration during embalming Inject hypodermically after embalming Excise necrotic tissue and rebuild with wax

Question 69

Hard Tumors

Answer 69

Remove after embalming | Flap incision and excise tissue

Question 70

Pustules on the face

Answer 70

Puncture and aspirate before embalming Chemically disinfect After embalming trim or sand hardened margins and apply preservative fluid compress Paint with liquid sealer and wax