BIE Diploma in Embalming - Foundation Theory case studies
BIE Diploma in Embalming - Foundation Theory · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The BIE Diploma in Embalming - Foundation Theory is the written, closed-book stage of the British Institute of Embalmers' professional embalming qualification. It is aimed at trainee embalmers, mortuary technicians and funeral-service staff who already work with deceased people, or who are preparing to, and who need the underpinning science and law behind everyday technique before progressing to supervised practical assessment. The BIE Diploma in Embalming - Foundation Theory case studies are 5 cases and about 3,774 words.
1Oedema, Ascites and the Choice of Injection Site
An 84-year-old woman died at her care home 72 hours ago of congestive cardiac failure. She weighed 95 kg at death.
740 words, about 4 min2MDR Tuberculosis, Hepatitis B and a Student on Placement
A 41-year-old man died in hospital of smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis; drug-susceptibility results are still pending and multidrug resistance is suspected. His records also note hepatitis B surface antigen positivity and a history of injecting drug use.
711 words, about 4 min3Hard Water, a 20-Index Fluid and a Suggested Splash of Bleach
Your mortuary's water supply is very hard - a recent report gives 320 mg/L as calcium carbonate. You need two US gallons of 1.5% formaldehyde arterial solution for a routine case.
707 words, about 4 min4Nine Days in a Warm Flat: Decomposition and a Family Request to View
A 60-year-old man was found in his flat nine days after last being seen, during a warm spell with indoor temperatures around 28–30 °C. On arrival at the mortuary the abdomen is distended and green, there is a network of purple-brown marbling over both thighs, the skin of the hands slips away under light pressure, and dark fluid has purged from the mouth.
784 words, about 4 min5A Coroner's Case, a Partner Without Authority and Bruising on the Arms
A 76-year-old man was found dead at home. His GP had not seen him for five weeks and declined to certify, so the death was referred to the coroner.
832 words, about 4 min