2. Embalming is the art and science of preserving human remains by treating them (in its modern form with chemicals) to forestall decomposition.
3. The three goals of embalming are sanitization, presentation and preservation (or restoration)
4.As practiced in the funeral homes of the Western World (notably North America), embalming uses several steps.
5.Modern embalming techniques are not the result of a single practitioner, but rather the accumulation of many decades, even centuries, of research, trial and error, and invention
6.Arterial embalming, which involves the injection of embalming chemicals into the blood vessels, usually via the right common carotid artery.
7.Blood and interstitial fluids are displaced by this injection and, along with excess arterial solution, are expelled from the right jugular vein and collectively referred to as drainage.
8. Restricted cervical injection
9. Is an injection utilizing both the left and right carotids is specifically referred to as a restricted cervical injection (RCI) head embalmed separately from body
10. The restricted cervical embalming involves both common carotid arteries being raised and one of these being clamped off nearest to the aorta, thus stopping the flow up the common carotid on that side.
11.This in turns restricts the flow of fluid to the head of the deceased. This enables the embalmer to inject more fluid towards the body and to have more control of the head.
12.One must be aware that the head still receives fluid via the two vertebral arteries that rise from the sub- clavian arteries and run up the back of the neck into the brain, but that this is much less than with a single point injection process.
13. Restricted Cervical Injection is recommended in the following situations: bodies with general edema (a strong solution ca be used on the trunk but not the head)
- bodies that are likely to purge (allows