Embalming

1. The Origin and History of Embalming

2. Environment and Personal Health Considerations

3. Death and Postmortem Changes

4. Mummification

5. Anatomical Considerations

6. Surface Anatomy and Exposure of Blood Vessels

7. Embalming Chemicals and Fluids

8. Embalming Fluids and the Safe Levels of Formaldehyde

9. Practical Embalming

10. Injection Technique

11. Cavity Embalming

12. Embalming the Unautopsied Adult Bodies

13. Preparation of Autopsied Bodies

14. Embalming the Infant

15. Delayed Embalming

16. Selected Conditions

17. Effect of Drugs on the Embalming Process

18. Guidelines for Embalming an Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Body

19. Cosmetics and Presentation

20. EmbalmerÂ’s Legal Responsibility

21. Soft Embalming

22. The Law and the Dead

23. Establishment of the Embalming Facilities

24. Formaldehyde and Paraformaldehyde Study in Funeral Homes

25. Formaldehyde Vapor Emission Study in Embalming Rooms

26. Formaldehyde Study in Preparation Rooms

27. Reported Studies on Effects of Formaldehyde Exposure

28. Recommendations for Prevention of HIV Transmission in Healthcare Settings

29. Mobile Embalming Unit for the Preparation of Specimens for Anatomical Studies

30. Exposure to Formaldehyde in Anatomy: An Occupational Health Hazard

31. Phenoxyethanol as a Nontoxic Substitute for Formaldehyde in Long-term Preservation of Human Anatomical Specimens for Dissection and Demonstration Purposes

32. Formaldehyde in Pathology Departments

33. Danger of Infection

Index