EMBALMING II - Medical Devices

seal with adhesive.

If incisions are close to healing, remove the sutures or staples and...

abdominal feed tube

This may be removed prior, during or after the embalming. treat with a preservative surface pack before closing.

prior to cavity injection

When should you close the incision made by an abdominal feed tube?

Intravenous injection tubes

Which medical device: leave in place during embalming; enlarge and plug with trocar button in non-visible area; seal with adhesive in visible areas.

sutures

_______ can be removed by cutting and pulling out with hemostats or forceps.

staples

_______ can be removed by gentle pull with hemostat or leveraged out with aneurysm hook.

purse string suture or trocar button

how do you close an incision made by an abdominal feed tube?

biohazard waste bin

how do you dispose of medical devices? (other than pacemaker)

surface pack

how do you treat a tracheotomy tube?

surface pack

if incisions are still open, remove closure device and preserve with _______ ______. Afterward, close with incision.

pacemaker

remove prior to cremation

pacemaker

removed by making an incision into tissue directly above the device, pulling it to the surface and cutting wires to release it.

true

t/f in order to remove a pacemaker for an embalming, you have to have the families permission.

true

t/f penetrating rods of orthopedic devices can be removed either before or after the embalming process.

false

t/f the pacemaker needs to be removed for the embalming process.

true

t/f you should document all medical devices on the embalming report and their treatment and/or disposition.

buried with deceased or sent back to manufacturer

what do you do with a pacemaker after you have removed it from the body?

after embalming

when do you remove surgical incision closing devices such as sutures or staples?

prior to embalming

when should you remove a tracheotomy tube?

tracheotomy tube

which medical device: either suture closed or fill hole with sealer putty and apply top seal over the area.

colostomy

which medical device: removed before, during or after embalming; treat with preservative surface pack; close with suture or trocar button prior to injection of cavity fluid.

urinary catheter

you remove this device prior to embalming by cutting the small side vent to allow for balloon within the bladder to deflate.