| Description |
xx, 500 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Note |
Preceded by Embalming / Robert G. Mayer. 5th ed. c2012. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Origins of embalming and reverent care of the dead -- Fundamentals of embalming -- Personal health and regulatory standards -- The preparation room -- Death : agonal and postmortem changes -- Embalming chemicals -- Use of embalming chemicals -- Anatomical considerations -- Embalming vessel sites and selections -- Embalming analysis -- Preparation of the body prior to arterial injection -- Injection and drainage techniques -- Distribution and diffusion of arterial solution -- Cavity embalming -- Treatments after arterial injection -- General age considerations -- Preparation of autopsied bodies -- Preparation of organ and tissue donors -- Delayed embalming -- Discolorations -- Moisture considerations -- Vascular considerations -- Effect of drugs on the embalming process -- Selected conditions -- Viewing without embalming, delayed viewing, re-embalming, and human remains shipping. |
| Summary |
"This book covers embalming as no other book ever has and is useful as a teaching text, historical, or technical reference for the funeral service practitioner or the lay reader"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Embalming.
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Embalming (DNLM)D004615
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Embalming. (OCoLC)fst00908260 |
| Added Author |
Preceded by (work): Mayer, Robert G.
Embalming.
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| Added Title |
Faculty Publication.
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| Related To |
Online version: Gee-Mascarello, Sharon L. Embalming Sixth edition. New York : McGraw Hill Education, [2022] 9781260010084 (DLC) 2021026532 |
| ISBN |
9781260010077 hardcover |
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1260010074 hardcover |
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9781260010084 electronic book |
| OCLC # |
1258042346 |
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