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Editorial ConsultantsContributorsForewordPrefaceAcknowledgments
PART I. The Theory and Practice of Embalming
1. Origins of Embalming and Reverent Care of the Dead2. Fundamentals of Embalming3. Personal Health and Regulatory Standards4. The Preparation Room5. Death: Agonal and Postmortem Changes6. Embalming Chemicals7. Use of Embalming Chemicals8. Anatomical Considerations9. Embalming Vessel Sites and Selections10. Embalming Analysis11. Preparation of the Body Prior to Arterial Injection12. Injection and Drainage Techniques13. Distribution and Diffusion of Arterial Solution14. Cavity Embalming15. Treatments after Arterial Injection16. General Age Considerations17. Preparation of Autopsied Bodies18. Preparation of Organ and Tissue Donors19. Delayed Embalming20. Discolorations21. Moisture Considerations22. Vascular Considerations23. Effect of Drugs on the Embalming Process24. Selected Conditions25. Viewing without Embalming, Delayed Viewing, Re-embalming, and Human Remains Shipping
PART II. The Origin and History of EmbalmingEdward C. Johnson, Gail R. Johnson, and Melissa Johnson
PART III. History of Modern Restorative ArtEdward C. Johnson, Gail R. Johnson, and Melissa J. Williams
PART IV. Selected Readings
1. Summary of Guidelines Submitted to OSHA from the National Funeral Directors Association Committee on Infectious Disease, Summer, 1989
2. Mortuary Care of Armed Forces Service Members. From: Standards for Department of Defense (DOD) Mortuary Facilities and for Drafting a Performance Work Statement (PWS) for DOD Contracted Mortuary Services, March 2019
3. Identification: An Essential Part of What We DoMichael Kubasak
4. The Mathematics of Embalming Chemistry: Part I. A Critical Evaluation of “One-Bottle” Embalming Chemical ClaimsJerome F. Frederick, PhD
5. The Measurement of Formaldehyde Retention in the Tissues of Embalmed BodiesJohn Kroshus, Joseph McConnell, and Jay Bardole
6. The Two-Year Fix: Long-Term Preservation for Delayed ViewingKerry Don Peterson
7. Occupational Exposure to Formaldehyde in MortuariesL. Lamont Moore, CIH, CSP and Eugene C. Ogrodnik, MS
8. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Formaldehyde (Is It Good or Is It Evil?)Maureen Robinson
9. The Preparation Room: VentilationJack Adams, CFSP
10. Risk of Infection and Tracking of Work-related Infectious Diseases in the Funeral IndustrySusan Salter Davidson, MS, MT (ASCP) and William H. Benjamin, Jr., PhD
11. Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease: A Comprehensive Guide for Healthcare Personnel, Section 3: Information for EmbalmersCurtis D. Rostad, CFSP
12. Hepatitis from A to GKim Collison
13. The Increase in MRSA and VREMike Cloud, Jr.
14. The Antimicrobial Activity of Embalming Chemicals and Topical Disinfectants on the Microbial Flora of Human RemainsPeter A. Burke and A. L. Sheffner
15. The Microbiologic Evaluation and Enumeration of Postmortem Specimens from Human RemainsGordon W. Rose, PhD and Robert N. Hockett, MS
16. Professional Hair Care for Human RemainsDarla A. Tripoli, CO, LFD, CFSP
17. Restricted Cervical Injection as a Primary Injection MethodBen Whitworth
18. Enhance Emaciated Features Arterially Using Split Injection and Restricted DrainageSharon L. Gee
19. Embalming—United Kingdom and EuropeanPeter J. Ball, FBIE
20. The Art of Embalming and its PurposeRon Hast
21. Embalming COVID-19: Infection Control and StorageJzyk S. Ennis, PhD
22. Cosmetic Airbrushing of Un-embalmed DecedentsDaryl M. Hammond
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