Embalming I - Exam Three UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Principles and Practicies - CORRECT ANSWER - that part of public health which has
been historically encompassed in embalming
Dead Human Body - CORRECT ANSWER - can be offensive to the senses, but in and by
itself, with rare exception, is not dangerous to the health of the observer
Infectious Materials - CORRECT ANSWER - that which are pathogenic to humans and
are otherwise found within unembalmed dead human bodies
Embalmber - CORRECT ANSWER - person professionally responsible for his or her own
personal hygiene and health and safety, because he or she has direct contact with the deceased
CDC Conclusion re: Tuberculosis - CORRECT ANSWER - funeral directors have an
elevated risk of contracting tuberculosis as a result of their contact with dead human bodies
101 of 864 (11.7%) - CORRECT ANSWER - number or percentage of morticians of
funeral home employers who volunteered and reacted to tuberculin skin test
89 of 539 (17%) - CORRECT ANSWER - number or percentage of morticians who
reported contracting infectious diseases attributed to their occupation
Frequently Reported Diseases (in study) - CORRECT ANSWER - hepatitis;
staphylococcal and other skin infections; and pulmonary and skin tuberculosis
Skin Contact with Blood - CORRECT ANSWER - most commonly reported exposure
, 393 of 539 (73%) - CORRECT ANSWER - number or percentage of most commonly
reported exposure
Needle Stick Injuries - CORRECT ANSWER - far more common than cuts in preparation
of dead human bodies
212 of 539 (39%) - CORRECT ANSWER - number or percentage of morticians who
reported suffering from a needle stick during the preparation of a dead human body within 12
months prior to survey
61 of 539 (11%) - CORRECT ANSWER - number or percentage of morticians who
reported having been cut during the preparation of a dead human body within 12 months prior to
survey
Diseases Embalmers Should be Aware Of - CORRECT ANSWER - methicillin-resistant
staphylococcus aureus (MRSA); vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE); human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV); creutfeldy-jakob disease (CJD); klebsiella pneumonia;
clostridium difficle; tuberculosis; hepatitis
MRSA - CORRECT ANSWER - methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus
VRE - CORRECT ANSWER - vancomycin-resistant enterococci
HIV - CORRECT ANSWER - human immunodeficiency virus
CJD - CORRECT ANSWER - creutzfeldt-jakob disease
Female Embalmers During Pregnancy - CORRECT ANSWER - persons who should be in
consultation with their medical doctor as to what precautions are necessary to protect both the
prospective mother and the infant
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Principles and Practicies - CORRECT ANSWER - that part of public health which has
been historically encompassed in embalming
Dead Human Body - CORRECT ANSWER - can be offensive to the senses, but in and by
itself, with rare exception, is not dangerous to the health of the observer
Infectious Materials - CORRECT ANSWER - that which are pathogenic to humans and
are otherwise found within unembalmed dead human bodies
Embalmber - CORRECT ANSWER - person professionally responsible for his or her own
personal hygiene and health and safety, because he or she has direct contact with the deceased
CDC Conclusion re: Tuberculosis - CORRECT ANSWER - funeral directors have an
elevated risk of contracting tuberculosis as a result of their contact with dead human bodies
101 of 864 (11.7%) - CORRECT ANSWER - number or percentage of morticians of
funeral home employers who volunteered and reacted to tuberculin skin test
89 of 539 (17%) - CORRECT ANSWER - number or percentage of morticians who
reported contracting infectious diseases attributed to their occupation
Frequently Reported Diseases (in study) - CORRECT ANSWER - hepatitis;
staphylococcal and other skin infections; and pulmonary and skin tuberculosis
Skin Contact with Blood - CORRECT ANSWER - most commonly reported exposure
, 393 of 539 (73%) - CORRECT ANSWER - number or percentage of most commonly
reported exposure
Needle Stick Injuries - CORRECT ANSWER - far more common than cuts in preparation
of dead human bodies
212 of 539 (39%) - CORRECT ANSWER - number or percentage of morticians who
reported suffering from a needle stick during the preparation of a dead human body within 12
months prior to survey
61 of 539 (11%) - CORRECT ANSWER - number or percentage of morticians who
reported having been cut during the preparation of a dead human body within 12 months prior to
survey
Diseases Embalmers Should be Aware Of - CORRECT ANSWER - methicillin-resistant
staphylococcus aureus (MRSA); vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE); human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV); creutfeldy-jakob disease (CJD); klebsiella pneumonia;
clostridium difficle; tuberculosis; hepatitis
MRSA - CORRECT ANSWER - methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus
VRE - CORRECT ANSWER - vancomycin-resistant enterococci
HIV - CORRECT ANSWER - human immunodeficiency virus
CJD - CORRECT ANSWER - creutzfeldt-jakob disease
Female Embalmers During Pregnancy - CORRECT ANSWER - persons who should be in
consultation with their medical doctor as to what precautions are necessary to protect both the
prospective mother and the infant
