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Principles of Embalming 1 2024-2025 Exam With Verified SolutionsAn HIV infected body can be embalmed quite safely if: - Answer Universal Precautions
are utilized
An agent, usually chemical, applied either to inanimate objects or surfaces or to living
tissue for the purpose of destroying disease-causing microbial agents, but usually not
bacterial spores - Answer Germicide
Who was responsible for creating the Funeral Rule? - Answer Federal Trade Commission
If OSHA does not have a regulation covering a particular hazard: - Answer The employer
must still take steps to keep the employees safe under the general duty clause
As the instruments used in the preparation room are used only on dead bodies, it is not
of much concern about its thorough cleaning or decontamination. True/False - Answer
False
PEL for the STEL is 0.2ppm True/False - Answer False
Areas to be treated with a topical disinfectant should preferably be _______ first with a
good antiseptic soap to remove as much contaminated organic matter as possible. -
Answer Cleaned
OSHA is under the Federal Department of: - Answer Labor
Destructive to bacteria - Answer Bactericidal
Periodic testing of employees (because of airborne concentrations of formaldehyde
above the action level for the TWA or above the PEL for the STEL) means employers must
,retest the work area at least every six months if over the action level and every 12 months
if over the STEL - True/False - Answer True
A good topical disinfectant used in a funeral home preparation room, should have certain
qualities. What would NOT be one of those qualities - Answer Has a short shelf life but
can be used well beyond the expiration date
OSHA is under the Federal Department of Health and Welfare - True/False - Answer False
Freedom from infection and from any form of life: - Answer Asepsis
Remove l of infectious agents by scrubbing and washing, as with hot water, soap or a
suitable detergent: - Answer Cleaning
If an employee initially declines the hepatitis vaccination and then decides that they want
it: - Answer They can get the vaccination free
Topical Disinfectants are for: - Answer Disinfection of the surface of the body or object
SDS is the abbreviation for: - Answer Safety Data Sheet
To avoid contamination of blood borne pathogen, the employer shall use: - Answer PPE
A copy of the regulatory text of the Bloodborne Pathogens Rule shall be readily available
and accessible at all times to employees. True/False - Answer True
A quick drench shower shall be provided if: - Answer Exposure to formaldehyde is
present
If a funeral home did not have bloodborne pathogen hazards and chemical (including
,formaldehyde) hazards: - Answer It would still have to provide a safe workplace for
employees under OSHA
Proper Medical surveillance could possible result in the employee being terminated if
he/she is medically unable to perform the tasks and duties for which he/she was hired.
True/False - Answer True
PEL for TWA sampling is at or above 0.5 ppm - True/False - Answer False
A process that renders a substance free of all microorganisms: - Answer Sterilization
When must an embalmer employee receive training on the Formaldehyde Standard? -
Answer before tasks requiring exposure, and annually thereafter
An agent, usually chemical, applied to inanimate objects or surfaces for the purpose of
destroying disease causing microbial agents, but usually not bacterial spores: - Answer
Disinfectant
That point at which an 8-hour exposure to formaldehyde is unsafe, and the point at which
employers are required to take steps to reduce that exposure before it reaches maximum
allowable exposure - Answer Action Level
Agent, usually chemical, that possesses disinfecting properties when applied to a
precleaned object or surface - Answer Sanitizer
Often, a good topical disinfectant will specify a period of time during which the chemical
needs to be in contact with the object or surface being disinfected, but those are just
guidelines and it is not necessary to follow them - True/False - Answer False
OSHA stands for - Answer Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Preservation of the body tissues by direct contact with embalming chemicals (for
, example, brushing on a preservative gel or placing a pack saturated with preservative
chemical on the body) - Answer Surface Embalming
Discovered the circulation of blood - Answer William Harvey
Theoretically, complete embalming can be accomplished by _____ and _______ - Answer
Arterial and Cavity Embalming
__________________ was known for embalming w/o evisceration - Answer Gabriel
Clauderus
Decay is caused by the decomposition of proteins by: - Answer Aerobic Bacteria
Egyptologists usually divide ancient Egypt's history into _______, each of which describe
a succession of kings who were usually related. - Answer Dynasties
Standard embalming can be performed to preserve the body indefinitely. The length of
time that the body will remain as a "preserved, recognizable entity is SOLELY dependent
on the climate and environment within the burial chamber - the casket and vault or crypt,
the grave or mausoleum - True/False - Answer FALSE
Was the first documented black embalmer in U.S. history: - Answer Prince Greer
A table which is usually described as having no drain, does not tilt, and folds in the
middle: - Answer Dressing table
Tubular instrument of different diameters and lengths, usually with a plunger, that is
inserted into a vein - Answer Drain tube
Powdered Deodorants and preservatives may be placed in plastic garments to assist in
controlling leakage. True/False - Answer True
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