What are the different types of embalming?

There are two main types of embalming: arterial embalming and cavity embalming. The process usually takes between two and four hours.

How embalming is performed?

In the modern procedure of embalming, the blood is drained from one of the veins and replaced by a fluid, usually based on Formalin (a solution of formaldehyde in water), injected into one of the main arteries. Cavity fluid is removed with a long hollow needle called a trocar and replaced with preservative.

How long does a body stay preserved with embalming fluid?

Some people think that embalming completely stops the decay of the body, but this isn’t true. If you plan on having an open-casket funeral, then you should not leave the embalmed body out for more than a week. Otherwise, the embalmed body can last two more weeks.

How do people die from blunt force trauma?

It is not hard to find reports of deaths from blunt force trauma. In 2011, a 25-year old man took a $5 bet to be punched in the face by a woman. The autopsy showed that an artery burst in his neck and that he died from brain hemorrhage caused by blunt force trauma.

What is an example of a blunt traumatic injury?

Alternatively, a smaller force applied to a smaller area will result in less tissue damage; for example, the impact of a thrown baseball to the shoulder of an individual will likely cause minor blunt trauma. Head trauma and exsanguination are the most common early causes of death due to blunt traumatic injury.

How many people are killed by blunt objects each year?

More people were killed by a blunt object — such as a hammer or a club — than a rifle of any kind in 2017, according to an FBI crime report. The latest FBI statistics from 2017 show that 467 people were killed by a blunt object, while 403 people were killed by some type of rifle.

What happens when you hit your head with a blunt object?

Death by Blunt Force Trauma. When the head is struck by a hard object the cerebral cortex (gray matter) can become bruised. If the force of the blow is sufficient to cause a whiplash like circumstance then the injury can occur to the nerve cells (axonal injury) deep in the white matter of the brain.