Embalming
Subtitle: history, theory, and practice
By: Robert G. Mayer
Edition: 5th ed.
Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill Medical; McGraw-Hill Medical
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 728
ISBN-13: 9780071741392
Subjects: Embalming
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Embalming : social, psychological, ethical, and regulatory standards; title: Fundamentals of embalming; title: Personal health and regulatory standards; title: The preparation room; title: Death, agonal, and postmortem changes; title: Embalming chemicals; title: Use of embalming chemicals; title: Anatomical considerations; title: Embalming vessel sites and selections; title: Embalming analysis; title: Preparation of the body prior to arterial injection; title: Injection and drainage techniques; title: Distribution and diffusion of arterial solution; title: Cavity embalming; title: Treatments after arterial injection; title: General body considerations; title: Preparation of autopsied bodies; title: Preparation of organ and tissue donors; title: Delayed embalming; title: Discolorations; title: Moisture considerations; title: Vascular considerations; title: Effect of drugs on the embalming process; title: Selected conditions; title: Embalming for delayed viewing, re-embalming of the body, embalming for shipping, and shipped-in bodies.