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Which embalming instrument is designed with numerous openings or slots in the head of the instrument to prevent clogging?

What stitch is recommended for use on the closure of the abdominal and thoracic cavities?

The method of embalming used on an organ donor where the embalmer opens the procurement incision(s) and attempts to inject the body utilizing the arterial structures that remain intact in the area(s) where organ recovery has taken place is referred to as

The time in between death and embalming is generally referred to as

The postmortem examination of the organs and tissues of a body to determine cause of death or pathological conditions is a

The period before the onset of rigor mortis is known as

A postmortem extravascular blood discoloration caused by the hemolysis of red blood cells and generally indicating a period of time has elapsed between death and embalming:

Another name for a bedsore is:

Conditions characterized by an excessive concentration of bilirubin in the skin tissues and deposition of excessive bile pigment in the skin, cornea, body fluids, and mucous membranes with the resulting yellow appearance of the patient is called

What strength of solution is recommended for use in autopsied bodies?