TY - BOOK AU - Gee-Mascarello,Sharon L. TI - Embalming : : history, theory, and practice SN - 978126001007 AV - GT3340 .G44 2022 PY - 2022/// CY - New York PB - McGraw-Hill KW - Embalming N1 - includes bibliographical references and index; 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 N2 - 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 ER -