PA State board prep
A 79 year old is killed during a hit and run. What color is his original death certificate -
answer White
How long should you file a death certificate? - answer Within 96 hours (4 days)
A baby is born and lives for one minute. What type of Death Cert. is issued? - answer
Live
The coroner contacts you about bringing a body to your funeral home. Once you have
the body, the family contacts you requesting another funeral home. What do you do? -
answer Release the body
How many inches of cover is required over the lid of the vault? - answer18
What is the minimum PPE required for embalming? - answer Goggles and gloves
Who is responsible for making certified copies of a death certificate? - answerLocal/
state registrar
A secretary or intern meets with a family how long does the funeral director have to
ratify the arrangements with the family? - answer24 hours
How long must you keep your statement of funeral goods and services? - answer6
years
How long to report death of prearranged individual to the state board? - answer30 days
Who is responsible to supervise interment at the cemetery? - answerFuneral Director,
resident intern, or funeral home representative
You receive a body that is yellow in color and has a strong smell of ammonia. What
organ system failure is this most likely due to? - answerRenal failure
15) A body is discolored in the face. The technician notices after pushing on the face
that it clears momentarily and then darkens again. What will happen during embalming?
- answerIt will clear with arterial embalming
Who is permitted in the embalming room during an embalming? - answerLICENSED
AND REGISTERED TRAINEES/INTERNS, THOSE AUTHORIZED BY LAW.
A 79 year old is killed during a hit and run. What color is his original death certificate -
answer White
How long should you file a death certificate? - answer Within 96 hours (4 days)
A baby is born and lives for one minute. What type of Death Cert. is issued? - answer
Live
The coroner contacts you about bringing a body to your funeral home. Once you have
the body, the family contacts you requesting another funeral home. What do you do? -
answer Release the body
How many inches of cover is required over the lid of the vault? - answer18
What is the minimum PPE required for embalming? - answer Goggles and gloves
Who is responsible for making certified copies of a death certificate? - answerLocal/
state registrar
A secretary or intern meets with a family how long does the funeral director have to
ratify the arrangements with the family? - answer24 hours
How long must you keep your statement of funeral goods and services? - answer6
years
How long to report death of prearranged individual to the state board? - answer30 days
Who is responsible to supervise interment at the cemetery? - answerFuneral Director,
resident intern, or funeral home representative
You receive a body that is yellow in color and has a strong smell of ammonia. What
organ system failure is this most likely due to? - answerRenal failure
15) A body is discolored in the face. The technician notices after pushing on the face
that it clears momentarily and then darkens again. What will happen during embalming?
- answerIt will clear with arterial embalming
Who is permitted in the embalming room during an embalming? - answerLICENSED
AND REGISTERED TRAINEES/INTERNS, THOSE AUTHORIZED BY LAW.
