Anatomy and Embalming

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Author

Dhonau, Charles Otto, 1886-1976

Title

Anatomy and Embalming A Treatise on the Science and Art of Embalming, the Latest and Most Successful Methods of Treatment and the General Anatomy Relating to this Subject

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Produced by Chris Curnow, Barbara Magni and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

RA: Medicine: Public aspects of medicine

Subject

Embalming

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eBook-No.

49054

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/49054

Release Date

May 26, 2015

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.ANATOMY AND EMBALMING
2. 2.PREFACE
3. 3.TABLE OF CONTENTS
4. 4.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
5. 5.PART I. HISTORY OF EMBALMING
6. 6.CHAPTER I. HISTORY OF EMBALMING. — Guanch Embalming. — Egyptian Embalming.
7. 7.CHAPTER II. EMBALMING FROM EGYPTIANS DOWN TO CIVIL WAR. — Jews. — Persians. — Babylonians. — Scythians. — Ethiopians. — Romans. — Greeks. — Norsemen. — Hindoos. — French and Belgians. — Britains. — Peruvians. — Aztecs. — North American Indians. — Early Christians. — Later European Embalming.
8. 8.CHAPTER III. EMBALMING IN AMERICA AFTER THE CIVIL WAR.
9. 9.PART II. ANATOMY
10. 10.Untitled
11. 11.CHAPTER IV. HISTOLOGY. — Definition. — A Cell. — Tissues. — The Skin. — The Nails. — The Hair. — The Fascia. — The Lymphatics. — Glands. — Cartilage. — Bones. — Teeth. — Nerves. — Muscles. — Tendons. — Aponeuroses. — Ligaments. — Fat. — Mucous Membranes. — Serous Membranes. — Synovial Membranes. — Arteries. — Veins. — Blood.
12. 12.CHAPTER V. OSTEOLOGY. — Definition. — The Skeleton. — The Vertebral or Spinal Column. (The Spine). — The Skull. — The Bones of the Cranium. — The Bones of the Face. — The Hyoid Bone. — The Bones of the Thorax. — The Bones of the Upper Extremities. — The Bones of the Lower Extremities.
13. 13.CHAPTER VI. ORGANOLOGY. — The Cavities. — The Cerebro-Spinal Cavity.
14. 14.CHAPTER VII. ORGANOLOGY.—Continued. — The Thoracic Cavity. — Larynx. — The Trachea. — The Pleurae. — The Lungs. — The Mediastinum. — The Pericardium (Heart Sac). — The Heart. — The Alimentary Canal. — The Mouth. — The Teeth. — The Palate. — The Salivary Glands. — The Pharynx. — The Esophagus. — The Diaphragm.
15. 15.CHAPTER VIII. ORGANOLOGY.—Continued. — The Abdomen. — The Stomach. — The Small Intestines. — Duodenum. — Jejunum. — Ileum. — The Large Intestines. — Caecum. — The Colon. — The Rectum. — Liver. — The Gall Bladder. — The Pancreas. — The Spleen. — The Kidneys. — The Ureters. — The Suprarenal Capsules. — The Pelvic Cavity. — The Bladder. — The Uterus. — Prostate. — The Peritoneum.
16. 16.CHAPTER IX. THE VASCULAR SYSTEM. — The Vascular System. — The Blood Vascular System. — The Systemic Circulation. — The Arterial System. — The Capillary Circulation. — The Venous System. — The Pulmonary Circulation. — The Coronary Circulation. — The Portal Circulation. — The Foetal Circulation. — The Collateral Circulation. — The Lymphatic Circulation.
17. 17.PART III. EMBALMING
18. 18.Untitled
19. 19.CHAPTER X. MODES, SIGNS AND TESTS OF DEATH. — Modes of Death. — Signs of Impending Death. — Tests of Actual Death. — Later and More Positive Signs.
20. 20.CHAPTER XI. PREMATURE BURIAL. — Premature Burial.
21. 21.CHAPTER XII. THE CHANGES IN THE BODY AFTER DEATH. — Cooling of the Body. — Cadaveric Lividity. — Putrefactive Changes. — Skin Slip. — Rigor Mortis. — Fermentation and the Production of Gas. — Spirituous Fermentation. — Digestive Fermentation. — Metabolic Fermentation. — Putrefactive Fermentation. — Abdominal Fermentation. — Gastric Fermentation. — Intestinal Fermentation.
22. 22.CHAPTER XIII. DISCOLORATIONS. — Discolorations. — Discolorations Occurring before Death. — Yellow Jaundice. — Pigmentary Atrophy. — Cancerous Spots. — Gangrene. — Ecchymosis, or Antemortem Staining. — Wounds. — Fractures. — Scars and Tattoo Marks.
23. 23.CHAPTER XIV. DISCOLORATIONS.—Continued. — Discolorations Occurring After death. — Desiccation. — Greenish Tinge of Putrefaction. — Chemical Action. — Postmortem Discoloration. — Postmortem Staining. — Capillary or Venous Congestion.
24. 24.CHAPTER XV. ARTERIAL EMBALMING. — Making the First Call. — The Position of the Body on the Embalming Board. — Selection of an Artery. — How to Raise an Artery. — How to tell an Artery from a Vein or a Nerve. — How to Cut an Artery for Injection. — The Injection of Fluid. — Approved Disinfectants. — Embalming Fluids. — Wrapping a Body in Cotton. — [3] The Charge of Embalming.
25. 25.CHAPTER XVI. THE ANATOMICAL AND LINEAR GUIDES FOR SPECIAL ARTERIES. — How to Locate and Inject the Carotid Artery. — How to Locate and Inject the Axillary Artery. — How to Locate, Raise, and Inject the Brachial Artery. — How to Locate, Raise and Inject the Radial Artery. — How to Locate, Raise and Inject the Ulnar Artery. — How to Locate, Raise and Inject the Femoral Artery.
26. 26.CHAPTER XVII. CAVITY EMBALMING. — Cavity Embalming. — The Cerebral Cavity. — Purging. — The Thoracic or Chest Cavity. — Abdominal Cavity. — The Direct Incision. — Embalming of the Subcutaneous Tissue. — Plugging Orifices of the Body. — Removal of Urine.
27. 27.CHAPTER XVIII. THE REMOVAL OF BLOOD. — The Removal of Blood. — Removal of Blood from the Right Auricle of the Heart. Direct Method. — Removal of Blood from the Right Ventricle of the Heart. Direct Method. — Removal of Blood from the Right Auricle of the Heart. Indirect Method. — Removal of Blood by the Use of the Femoral Vein. — Removal of Blood from the Axillary Vein. — Removal of Blood from the Basilic Vein. — The Removal of Blood from the Internal Jugular Vein.
28. 28.PART IV. TREATMENTS
29. 29.CHAPTER XIX. TREATMENT OF SPECIAL DISEASES. — Anthrax. — Cerebro-spinal Fever. — Erysipelas. — Glanders. — Hydrophobia. — Relapsing Fever. — Syphilis. — Tetanus. — Actinomycosis. — Dengue. — Malarial Fever. — Yellow Fever. — Diphtheria. — Tuberculosis. — Typhoid Fever. — Leprosy. — Influenza. — Cholera. — Bubonic Plague. — Scarlet Fever. — Variola. — Measles. — Parotitis. — Pertussis. — Typhus Fever. — Varicella. — Septicemia. — Pyemia.
30. 30.CHAPTER XX. TREATMENT OF SPECIAL DISEASES.—Continued. DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM. — Gangrene of the Lung. — Pulmonary Hemorrhage. — Pulmonary Abscess. — Pneumonia. — Hydrothorax.
31. 31.CHAPTER XXI. TREATMENT OF SPECIAL DISEASES.—Continued. DISEASES OF THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM. — Pericarditis. — Hydropericardium. — Hemopericardium. — Pneumo-Pericardium. — Endocarditis. — Aortic Incompetency. — Aortic Stenosis. — Mitral Incompetency. — Mitral Stenosis. — Tricuspid Incompetency. — Tricuspid Stenosis. — Pulmonary Incompetency. — Pulmonary Stenosis. — Cardiac Thrombosis. — Hypertrophy of the Heart. — Cardiac Dilatation. — Cardiac Atrophy. — Arterio-Sclerosis. — Fatty Degeneration of the Arteries. — Aneurism.
32. 32.CHAPTER XXII. TREATMENT OF SPECIAL DISEASES.—Continued. DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM. — Jaundice. — Catarrhal Jaundice. — Infantile Jaundice. — Malignant Jaundice. — Cirrhosis of the Liver. — Carcinoma of the Liver. — Appendicitis. — Peritonitis. — Dropsy. — Ascites. — Anasarca.
33. 33.CHAPTER XXIII. TREATMENT OF ACCIDENT CASES. — Specific Treatment of Accidents. — Body Severed. — The Arm Severed. — The Leg Severed. — The Head Severed. — The Head Crushed. — The Foot Crushed. — The Chest Crushed. — Gun-shot in the Abdomen. — Burns and Scalds.
34. 34.CHAPTER XXIV. TREATMENT OF POSTED CASES. — Cranial Evisceration. — Thoracic Autopsy. — Abdominal Post. — Posted Cases.
35. 35.CHAPTER XXV. TREATMENT OF MISCELLANEOUS CASES. — Alcoholism. — Morphinism. — Plumbism. — Arsenicism. — Mercurialism. — Heat-Stroke. — Obesity. — Elephantiasis. — Drowned Cases. — Floater. — Mother and Unborn Child. — Senility. — Gangrene. — FOOTNOTES:
36. 36.INDEX

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