Wanted to be the first technician on a cranial autopsy   The principles and practice of embalming   Examination of all the head and before the incision   Cavities might allow    Blood to escape through the veins causing change    To the original condition of the brain       An incision, is first made through,    the scalp flaps and in line with the skull,   a double V shaped, cut is then made,    by sawing through, the bones of the skull   Open the skull   Dura is spilt   The brain is removed   For examination    By cutting it loose   With a long bladed knife   Tightly ligate    The ends of the veins   Drill a small hole   Through the back of the skull   Puncture the scalp   Insert through this hole   A section of tubing   To be used as a drain   Hold this in place    With a safety pin inside the:      Since it is physically imposible   To prevent all leakage in to the skull   We have developed a procedure which eliminate problems   If offers the hope that, what was required to fix the head is gone   There's no frustration to show our work once it's strengthened      Drill and wire the calvarium to the skull on both sides   Twist the wires tightly so the skull will be unable to slip   No autopsy may be made unless authority has been secured   Coroner may order an autopsy to seek cause of death   Or if the causeof his death is not yet apparent       An incision, is first made through,    the scalp flaps and in line with the skull,   a double V shaped, cut is then made,    by sawing through, the bones of the skull.