Executive Offices - Embalming Supply Company

AppliedEmbalming
Pre-injection fluids: Pro Line Primer, Epic Pre-Injection & Drainage, Calsec Pre-Injection & Drainage. Contains
triple base preservatives non-Formaldehyde, non-coagulative to blood, non-astringent to capillary network, removes
calcium, dilutes blood, does not effect fragmented hemoglobin, fragments blood clots and sludge. Can be used as coinjection,
neutralizes drugs and other therapeutic chemicals, and does not create waterlogging.
arterial fluid
Concentrations of less than 1% do not gel proteins
Concentrations of less than 1% non bacteriacidal
Concentrations of more than 1% gels then fixes proteins
Concentrations of more than 1% bacteriacidal
Prevents autolysis from bodies own enzymes, fixes muscle tissue preventing sagging and/or distortion, allows for
creation of natural appearance, permits leisurely disposal of body under adverse conditions, provides for transfer or
shipping cases, provides for viewing.
Types of arterial fluids
The old standards of formulated chemistry vary in description.
firming or Hard: High in formaldehyde content, 25 to 35 index. Has some buffers, definite degree of firmness.
Quite dehydrating, definite degree of firmness used more for problem cases.
medium, Semi-firm or Cosmetic: Formaldehyde content, 17 to 25 Index. Moderate fixation, rubbery firmness,
little dehydration.
low-firming: Formaldehyde content 3 to 10 Index. Used for special cases (infants & children), minimum rigidity or
fixation.
Cavity fluid
regular: about 25 to 35 index. High odor
mild odor: about 20 to 25 index. Medium odor some odor masking agents
low odor: about 8 to12 index. Has secondary quick acting preservative chemical.
These cavity chemicals have as above-stated formaldehyde content, or formaldehyde potential compounds, strong
fixing agent, strong germicidal agent. Should not be used safely as an arterial chemical. Fumeless, formaldehyde potential
compounds, odor suppressing agents, odor masking perfumes, and amounts of alcohol, and phenols.
Formaldehyde: the primary preservative of most embalming fluids and may be bactericidal due to its chemical nature
to inactivate protein. Triple-based arterial fluids provide additional preservatives for complete interaction with variable
body tissues. Formaldehyde HCHO is a colorless gas with a pungent and irritating odor. Soluble in water, Formaldehyde
is used in the gaseous form as a germicide and disinfectant and in water solution (formalin) as a preservative and
germicide.
formalin: A saturated aqueous solution of HCHO, 40% of a mixture is HCOH gas, 60% of a mixture is water and
other solvents, 40% HCHO gas in 60% water = 100% formalin, 30% HCHO gas in 70% water = 75% formalin, 20%
HCHO gas in 80% water = 50% formalin, 10% HCHO gas in 90% water = 25% formalin.
When formalin was first introduced in its raw form as a body preservative (see history of ESCO), the major
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