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Embalming I Midterm Prep Questions with CorrectAnswers
The best way for the bereaved to overcome any death denial is to:
Correct Answer-Touch and view the body
Embalming indefinitely stops the decomposition process by funeral
practice techniques, true or false? Correct Answer-False
"Misrepresentations are unethical but professional and should be utilized
on occasion if the situation presents itself, true or false?" Correct
Answer-False
After the removal of remains from a hospital, you arrive at the funeral
home. You attach a funeral home identification tag to the remains in
addition to hospital identification. You then place the remains in a body
pouch. No further action is required to identify the body, true or false?
Correct Answer-False
A working description of how an unautopsied body is performed is may
be to say it is done in three stages, true or false? Correct Answer-False
Jessica Mitford published her book "The American Way of Death" in
what year? Correct Answer-1963
Cavity fluid is a fluid with a high concentration of preservative, true or
false? Correct Answer-True
,"I would rather remember them alive", "remember me how I was" are
both examples of a statement of Correct Answer-Death denial
Which of the following agencies affect the funeral industry including the
duties and role of the embalmer? (Please select all that apply)
-OSHA
-FTC
-EPA
-NATO
-USDA Correct Answer-OSHA
FTC
EPA
One of the goals embalming of funeralization is to Correct Answer-
Restore the deceased to an acceptable appearance
An assumption in the prep room is that Correct Answer-All bodies
contain infectious diseases
Compliance with the Bloodborne pathogen rule is accomplished by the
application of which of the following?
Universal precautions
Engineering Controls
,Work Practice controls
All of the above Correct Answer-All of the above:
Universal precautions
Engineering Controls
Work Practice controls
T or F: Funeral home employees who are engaged in embalmer are
twice as likely to have a positive tuberculin test as those who did not
embalm according to a study at John's Hopkins. Correct Answer-True
During a formaldehyde monitoring of a preparation room the TWA
reaches a level of .49 ppm and the STEL reaches a level of 1.9. What
steps need to be taken at this time?
Use formaldehyde warning signs
Begin medical surveillance
Require employees to wear respirators
Begin Periodic Testing
Retest every 6 months
Nothing needs to be done Correct Answer-Nothing needs to be done
T or F: Latex examination gloves of 3 mil thickness are ideal in a prep
room. Correct Answer-False
, The most significant chemical exposure that may be encountered by an
embalmer is Correct Answer-Formaldehyde Gas
Embalmer's face much of the same risks as Correct Answer-Pathologists
An Example of a work practice control for compliance with the
formaldehyde standard is
Wear appropriate clothing when handling chemicals
Vacuum breakers on hydroaspirators
Having a proper eyewash station
Leaving the lid off the embalming tank during arterial injection Correct
Answer-Wear appropriate clothing when handling chemicals
Training records for bloodborne pathogens is required to be kept for how
long from date of training? Correct Answer-3 Years
Michael is hired by Weeplantem Funeral Home as a removal technician
who will directly come into contact with potentially infectious material
starting on his first day since he will be shadowing his supervisor on the
road. When should Michael receive training on bloodborne pathogens?
On his first day of work after his shift
By the 30th day of work
On the first day of work prior to going on the road
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