Armamentarium MORT 1010 Technical Procedures

Work Environment Operator safety  Drench shower  Eyewash station

Work Environment Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)  Items of protection worn to minimize exposure to hazards.  Worn to avoid contact with blood and other body fluids.

Work Environment Area  Walls  Insulated against noise/odor Glazed masonry block Ceramic tile  Floor  Must withstand very heavy traffic and considerable static weight.  Clay and ceramic tile  Vinyl tile  Asphalt Tile  Epoxy  Paint

Work Environment Biohazards  Waste  Sharps

Work Environment Exhaust  Capacity  Determine number of room air changes per hour.  Placement  Over the waste sink  About 4 ft. (above table level)

Work Environment Plumbing  Requirements  Backflow prevention  Copper or PVC for both supply and drain. Both hot and cold lines. Maintenance  Cleanout point and waste lines should be conveniently accessible.  Removable panels and ceiling tiles

Work Environment Remains  Tables  Dressing  Embalming  UTILITY??

Work Environment Remains  Refrigeration  Lifts

Work Environment Sterilizers  Autoclave  Cold

Equipment Injection  Pressure machines  Gravity injector  Parts  ½ psi/ft elevation Historical  Hand pump  Bulb syringe

Equipment Aspiration  Hydro aspirator  Types Electric aspirator  Gravity injector  Cavity fluid  Historical

Instruments Vessel manipulation  Scalpel  Handles  Blades  Bistoury  Straight

Instruments Vessel manipulation Retractors  Aneurysm:  Hook/Needle  Dissecting tenaculum  Double-prong

Instruments Separators  Bone  Steel  Nylon Incision spreaders Whitney Variable Tension (adjustable)

Instruments Periosteal elevator  Freer’s

Instruments Injection  Arterial tubes  Design  Size  Function

Instruments Injection Hubs  Threaded  Slip  Luer-Lok (my personal favorite)

Instruments StopcocksArterial fixation forceps  Straight  Curved

Instruments Hypodermic  Trocar Pit-cock  Needles and syringe  Y-fittings (double injectors)

Drainage Grooved director Drainage tubes

Drainage Angular spring Vein expander forceps (speculum) Aneurysm needle with director

General Instruments Scissors Points  Blunt-blunt  Blunt-sharp  Sharp-sharp

General Instruments Scissors Others  Types  Surgical  Enterotome (used in intestinal procedures)  Shears Dissecting

General Instruments Hemostats (Lock Forceps)  Rochester—Pean’s (Notchless)  Rochester—Oschner’s (Notched)  Others  Mosquito

General Instruments Spring Forceps  Thumb  Tissue „ Others  Adson (rat-tooth)

General Instruments  Towel clamps  Needle forceps (gathering forceps)  Electric spatula

Aspiration Trocar  Parts  Handle  Barre  Point

Aspiration  Cleaning rod  Buttons  Applicator

Aspiration  Autopsy  Types  Nasal/nasopharyngeal

Posing  Shoulder Remains  Foot  Head  Others  Arm

Posing Features  Needle injector and needles  Eyecaps  Mouth/Expression formers

Suturing Needles  Cutting edge; round point  Spring eye; regular eye  Swaged  Size  Function

Suturing Ligature  Sundry  Cord  Dispenser  Types

Supplies Chemicals  Preservatives  Bleaches  Disinfectants  Solvents  Cauterants  Additives

Supplies Adhesives/Closure  External  Internal  Glues  Cements  Roll tape (Duct, Cellophane)

Sundries  Cotton  Gauze (s)  Absorbent  Add Bulk  Webril  Preparation towels (lintless)  Tubing

Sundries  Pouches  Crash Bags?  Plastics  Roll, sheets  Garments

Sundries Adaptive  Anticipated  ???  Unanticipated  ???  Huge with regard to RESTORITIVE ART.

Inventory Adequate supply  Embalmer preference  Fluids (Plasdo 25 from Dodge is my favorite)  Embalmer needs  Glove size (First Funeral Home I worked at. Small Only!!!)  Cost effectiveness  Accessibility

Inventory Control system  Simple  Adequate  Personnel know and use Storage  On-hand stock  Containment  Regulatory

Inventory Suppliers  Product mix  Service  Technical support  Product effectiveness  Pricing  Incentives