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MOR 336 - Embalming I Clinical

Credits: 1
Lecture Hours: 0
Lab Hours: 3
Practicum Hours: 0
Work Experience: 0
Course Type: Voc/Tech
This course is a study of basic techniques of embalming through disinfection, preservation and restoration of deceased human remains. Included are instruments, treatment planning and the practical application of modern embalming theory.
Prerequisite OR Corequisite: MOR 301   and either BIO 733  or BIO 164 .
Corequisite: MOR 335  
Competencies
  1. Analyze an embalming case
    1. Explain acceptable case analysis procedures
    2. Recall the legal implications that are noted during an embalming analysis.
    3. Contrasting various embalming cases which have different pre-embalming considerations
  2. Execute the embalming procedure
    1. Setting the facial features as a normal part of the embalming process.
    2. Locating the vessels of the vascular system that will be used for an embalming
    3. Injecting embalming chemical to accomplish the embalming process.
    4. Treating the viscera of the thoracic and abdominal cavities
  3. Complete the procedures required of an embalmed body
    1. Demonstrating appropriate post-embalming procedures of terminal disinfection.
    2. Conducting a post-embalming analysis of the case to determine any further treatments needed
    3. Completing the required paperwork to document the embalming process.



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