Anatomy, Physiology and Skin Course for Tattoo and Body Piercing Practitioners
The course is designed to take about 4 – 7 hours of private (at home) training, and 45 – 60 additional minutes for the written test (50 questions, multiple choices). The students need 38 correct answers to pass the test with a 76% (C+) grade.
Even before registering for the test, each student should download and study a free proprietary workbook (in .pdf format, posted in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, on the Introduction page) with information and color drawings about the integumentary (skin) system (including hair, nails, sweat and oil glands), skeletal system, muscular system, circulatory system, respiratory system, digestive system, nervous system, urinary system, reproductive system, endocrine system. Diabetes Mellitus is also included in the workbook, as are some skin diseases. A special part of the training is dedicated to specific health risks due to tattooing and body piercing. Allergies, bacterial and viral infections are also discussed. Different ink color components can have side effects – and they are also discussed in class.
The workbook contains several suggested website links (prepared at college level) which explain in details the above subjects. Each student is strongly encouraged to check out the links, in order to better understand (and remember for the test) the things presented.
The materials are based on the following:
Dermatologic Complications with Body Art: Tattoos, Piercings and Permanent Make-Up, by
Tattoos, Body Piercings, and Health, by Leanne Currie-McGhee;
Skin and its care, by Brian Ward;
A Massage Therapist’s Guide to Pathology, by Ruth Werner;
The Skin Care Answer Book, by Mark Lees;
Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology, by Valerie C. Scanlon, Tina Sanders;
Human Biology Concepts and Current Issues, by Bert Atsma and Sandra Hsu;
Essentials of Human Anatomy & Physiology, by Elaine N. Marieb;
The Medical Advisor (Time Life);
New Illustrated Medical Aid Encyclopedia (Royal Publishers Inc);
New Edition Biology, by Mary Jones and Geoff Jones,
and information presented on Khan Academy Medicine website, and many other websites.
About the Instructor:
Dan Oros has an Associate in Science degree in Computer Engineering Technology form Broward Community College in Davie, Florida, and is the Founder and Training Coordinator of Save Each Life, a professional First Aid, CPR, AED, Bloodborne and Airborne Pathogens training company formerly in Greenfield, MA, since July of 2009. Dan lives in Macclenny, Florida.
Dan can be reached for any questions at (413) 824-9581, or at dan_oros@msn.com (that’s dan_oros@msn.com).