Anatomy and Embalming: A Treatise on the Science and Art of Embalming, the Latest and Most Successful Methods of Treatment and the General Anatomy Relating to this SubjectNunnamaker, Albert John
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Anatomy and Embalming: A Treatise on the Science and Art of Embalming, the Latest and Most Successful Methods of Treatment and the General Anatomy Relating to this Subject
Nunnamaker, Albert John
Embalming
_Treatment._—Wash body thoroughly with 5% carbolic acid or 1 : 500
solution of bichloride of mercury. Work with rubber gloves. Inject half
strength fluid for the first 64 ounces of fluid and follow that with
normal fluid until disinfection and preservation are assured. Give the
body a complete cavity injection with normal fluid. Drain blood from
a large vein, and disinfect the blood before disposing of it. Close
all openings of the body with absorbent cotton saturated with normal
fluid. Bandage any large sores and saturate the bandage with normal
fluid. When purpura (characterized by a blue spot on the face) exists,
the discoloration cannot be removed. If anything is to be done at all
for the discoloration, it must be of the nature of a covering for the
spot, such as paint or other cosmetics. For transportation of the body,
govern yourself according to the transportation rules.
=Tetanus.=—_Synonyms._—Lockjaw; Trismus.
_Definition._—An acute infectious, non-contagious disease,
characterized by painful spasmodic contraction of the voluntary
muscles, most frequently those of the jaw, face, and neck; less
frequently those of the trunk, the extensors of the spine and limbs.
_Cause._—The cause is recognized as the bacillus tetanus.
_Pathology._—The infection usually enters by way of a wound, especially
of the hands and feet, and a punctured wound rather than an incised
one. The post-mortem lesions are not constant.
_Treatment._—The body should receive a complete arterial injection
using half strength fluid for the first part of the injection, followed
by sufficient normal fluid to secure preservation and disinfection.
Blood should be drained from the veins and should be disinfected before
being disposed of. Wash the wound with 1 : 500 solution of bichloride
of mercury and bandage it to avoid infection from it. Inject the
cavities of the body. Close the openings. For transportation, govern
yourself according to the provisions of the transportation rules.
=Actinomycosis.=—_Synonyms._—Big Jaw; Lumpy Jaw.
_Definition._—A specific infectious, non-contagious disease of domestic
animals, particularly cattle, communicable to man, and caused by the
ray-fungus.
_Pathology._—Infection takes place, as a rule, through the mouth,
through a cut or abrasion of the skin and rarely through the
respiratory tract. The fungus produces a tumor, with a rapid
proliferation of the neighboring connective tissue. The disease is not
limited to any organ as the name lumpy jaw would imply; we may have
actinomycosis of the lung, digestive tract, and of the skin.
_Treatment._—Disinfect the outside of the body by washing with a good
germicide. Care should be exercised against inoculation through an
abrasion of the skin. Give the body a thorough arterial injection,
draining blood, and disinfecting the blood before disposing of it.
Close all openings. For transportation, govern yourself according to
the provisions of the transportation laws.
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