BIE International Diploma in Embalming - Final Theory case studies
BIE International Diploma in Embalming - Final Theory · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The BIE International Diploma in Embalming - Final Theory is the theoretical examination stage of the British Institute of Embalmers' international diploma qualification. It is intended for embalmers who have already completed structured training and practical embalming experience and who now wish to demonstrate, in writing, that they understand the scientific and professional basis of the work rather than only its manual technique. The BIE International Diploma in Embalming - Final Theory case studies are 5 cases and about 4,543 words.
1Generalised oedema, ascites and a 36-hour viewing deadline
A 74-year-old woman died in a nursing home and was refrigerated at 4 °C within two hours; she is now four days post-mortem. Her history includes chronic heart failure and nephrotic syndrome.
887 words, about 4 min2MRSA bacteraemia, C. difficile and an unknown hepatitis B status
A 62-year-old man died in hospital of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteraemia. In his final week he had profuse Clostridioides difficile diarrhoea.
945 words, about 5 min3Six days post-mortem with gas distension and a promised open casket
A 58-year-old man was found at home and is estimated to be six days post-mortem; the weather has been 27 °C. He has green-black discolouration of the abdomen and a crepitant, gas-filled scrotum.
900 words, about 5 min4Formaldehyde at the short-term limit with extraction switched off
You manage a funeral home with a single preparation room. A formaldehyde personal 15-minute sample taken during cavity treatment returns 0.6 ppm, with a calculated 8-hour time-weighted average of 0.25 ppm.
914 words, about 5 min5Conflicting wishes, a pacemaker and information the family does not have
A 45-year-old man died suddenly. He was HIV-positive, known to his partner but not to his parents, and he had told his partner that he 'didn't want any of that embalming stuff'.
897 words, about 4 min