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
Raise both the artery and the vein to the surface, and insert the
arterial tube in the artery toward the face, and inject a small
quantity of fluid in order to cause a pressure on the venous system,
then open the vein, insert the drainage tube and begin to remove the
blood, and as the blood drains from the drainage tube inject slowly
into the artery. This will help to push the blood out of the capillary
system and into the blood bottle and thus clear up the face of its
discoloration.
In these cases the raising of only one common carotid would hardly
suffice, and it would be far better to operate on both carotids to get
the best results. For this reason then the circular incision would
be the best operation, and perhaps the use of the Y shaped drainage
tube. With the Y shaped drainage tube both sides of the face could be
injected at the same time, and the blood could be removed from both
internal jugular veins, and the operator could not help but get good
results. The removal of blood from the internal jugulars in this direct
way will relieve the pressure in the capillaries and smaller veins and
induce a better circulation to all the immediate tissues.
=Body Severed.=—For these cases one should have a very good idea of the
general arterial and venous circulations of the body, for many of the
smaller as well as the larger vessels will be cut, necessitating one to
tie them off.
If the body is severed below the diaphragm remove and cleanse all the
loose and injured organs and tissues, place them in a bucket or pan
and cover with fluid. Ligate all the injured arteries and veins in the
upper and lower parts.
Inject the lower extremities from inside the abdominal cavity using the
common iliac artery, observing the presence of the remaining united
arteries and veins, which you can now see, for fluid will leak from
them. The lock forceps will enable you to pick them up and with the
aneurism needle dissect around the end of the vessel and tie each one
tight.
Treat the upper extremity in the same way injecting either from the
inside or the outside, according as the severity of the accident may
lead you to decide. Inject from the inside upward through the aorta,
or from the outside either through the radial, brachial, axillary or
carotid.
The trunk may now be sewed together, beginning at the middle of the
back. Sew each side up leaving the top open to receive the organs and
the tissues which were removed. After these are placed more or less in
position sprinkle hardening compound throughout the cavity. Now sew up
the front and then place a strong bandage around the body.
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