Embalming Exam 2
The embalmer is professionally responsible for a two-tiered spectrum. They are: - Answer-Public Health
& Safety, personal health safety
The embalmer practices public and personal health by: - Answer-Prudent application of Chemicals
Maintenance of a hygienically clean & safe work environment
Proper disposal of materials involved
Embalmers are more likely to have skin contact with blood though - Answer-Needle sticks or cuts
The most frequently reported infectious diseases among a group of Funeral Directors surveyed were: (3)
- Answer-Hepatitis
Staph & other skin infections
pulmonary & skin tuberculosis
The spread of rare & tropical diseases that have placed the embalmer at greater risk than ever before in
history is due to: - Answer-global travel and transportation
Studies show that the length of time a person works as an embalmer increases the risk of contracting
HBV: - Answer-True
The risk of exposure to infectious diseases are much the same for embalmers as: - Answer-pathologist
,Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease (CJD) is caused by: - Answer-unknown
Hepatitis is caused by: - Answer-virus
Hepatitis that is transmitted through the fecal-oral route - Answer-hep. A
Hepatitis that is bloodborne: - Answer-Hep B,C,D,G
Embalmers need to be immunized against - Answer-Hep B
There is a cure for Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease: True False - Answer-F
Chronic exposure to inhalation of HCHO can cause - Answer-Cancer of the lung, nasopharynx,
oropharynx, and nasal passages
The chemicals used in the embalming process are not considered hazardous: True False - Answer-False
An example of a hazardous chemical used in the prep room is - Answer-formaldehyde
The Bloodborne Pathogen Rule is administered by the United States Department of Labor through: -
Answer-OSHA
The Bloodborne Pathogen Rule regulates the employees exposure to: - Answer-blood and bodily fluids
The Bloodborne Pathogen Rule is directly applicable to: - Answer-employees that are directly exposed to
infectious disease
, Employers must develop a written plan to control, minimize or eliminate employee exposure to
infectious agents. This plan is called - Answer-exposure control plan
How often must the plan be updated? - Answer-1 a year
Minimum documentation includes: - Answer-Exposure Determination
Methods of Compliance
Hep. Vaccinations
post-exposure evaluation & follow up
hazard communication
record keeping
Making a removal from the place of death would be considered an exposure determination:
True False - Answer-T
Hairdressers & clerical staff would not be considered exposure determinations: True False - Answer-true
The Bloodborne Pathogen Rule is accomplished by: (3) - Answer-Universal Precautions
Engineering Controls
Work Practice Controls
Universal precautions is treating all bodies with the same caution that - Answer-would be applied for
extremely hazardous, potentially fatal infections
The embalmer implements extreme caution by attempting to prevent exposure to bloodborne
pathogens through: - Answer-Parenteral (skin)
Mucus Membrane (nose & mouth)
The embalmer is professionally responsible for a two-tiered spectrum. They are: - Answer-Public Health
& Safety, personal health safety
The embalmer practices public and personal health by: - Answer-Prudent application of Chemicals
Maintenance of a hygienically clean & safe work environment
Proper disposal of materials involved
Embalmers are more likely to have skin contact with blood though - Answer-Needle sticks or cuts
The most frequently reported infectious diseases among a group of Funeral Directors surveyed were: (3)
- Answer-Hepatitis
Staph & other skin infections
pulmonary & skin tuberculosis
The spread of rare & tropical diseases that have placed the embalmer at greater risk than ever before in
history is due to: - Answer-global travel and transportation
Studies show that the length of time a person works as an embalmer increases the risk of contracting
HBV: - Answer-True
The risk of exposure to infectious diseases are much the same for embalmers as: - Answer-pathologist
,Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease (CJD) is caused by: - Answer-unknown
Hepatitis is caused by: - Answer-virus
Hepatitis that is transmitted through the fecal-oral route - Answer-hep. A
Hepatitis that is bloodborne: - Answer-Hep B,C,D,G
Embalmers need to be immunized against - Answer-Hep B
There is a cure for Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease: True False - Answer-F
Chronic exposure to inhalation of HCHO can cause - Answer-Cancer of the lung, nasopharynx,
oropharynx, and nasal passages
The chemicals used in the embalming process are not considered hazardous: True False - Answer-False
An example of a hazardous chemical used in the prep room is - Answer-formaldehyde
The Bloodborne Pathogen Rule is administered by the United States Department of Labor through: -
Answer-OSHA
The Bloodborne Pathogen Rule regulates the employees exposure to: - Answer-blood and bodily fluids
The Bloodborne Pathogen Rule is directly applicable to: - Answer-employees that are directly exposed to
infectious disease
, Employers must develop a written plan to control, minimize or eliminate employee exposure to
infectious agents. This plan is called - Answer-exposure control plan
How often must the plan be updated? - Answer-1 a year
Minimum documentation includes: - Answer-Exposure Determination
Methods of Compliance
Hep. Vaccinations
post-exposure evaluation & follow up
hazard communication
record keeping
Making a removal from the place of death would be considered an exposure determination:
True False - Answer-T
Hairdressers & clerical staff would not be considered exposure determinations: True False - Answer-true
The Bloodborne Pathogen Rule is accomplished by: (3) - Answer-Universal Precautions
Engineering Controls
Work Practice Controls
Universal precautions is treating all bodies with the same caution that - Answer-would be applied for
extremely hazardous, potentially fatal infections
The embalmer implements extreme caution by attempting to prevent exposure to bloodborne
pathogens through: - Answer-Parenteral (skin)
Mucus Membrane (nose & mouth)
