Mortuary Science

The embalming process is used to temporarily preserve the body and stop decomposition before public viewing at funerals. The three goals of embalming are sanitation, presentation, and preservation.

The table on which a corpse is laid is either an embalming table or a dressing table. You may be talking about a mortuary cot, which is a stretcher that is used to transfer remains. Some funeral homes will use a mortuary cot as an alternative to a rental casket to save the cost of the casket rental for the family, for repose. Finally, a few funeral homes have a special table with a thin cushion, used for repose as well. This table is called a funerarium.

They only do that in the Medical Examiner's Office to examine the brain as part of the complete autopsy to determine the cause of death.

They're called x-rays, or radiographs.

Formaldehyde. You smoked formaldehyde?

Well, as you stated, it is a preservative, used to hinder the decay of dead tissue. I'd say it will remain in your body for at least a year, and begin to dissipate over the next 10 years.

Here's a little something to remember: they don't call it "dope" because it makes you smarter.

During the embalming process the blood is drained into the sewer system.

The embalming fluids used in the arteries and body cavity are essentially the same. The difference is the body fluid is slightly more acidic than the arterial fluid. It is also sometimes scented.

Yes, Queen Victoria requested not to be embalmed after her death in 1901. She expressed her wishes in a letter, stating her desire for a simple burial. Her request was honored, and she was laid to rest in a coffin without embalming, in accordance with her wishes at Frogmore, near Windsor.

Mitford's purpose is to show her readers how funeral homes, particularly embalmers, are doing wrong. They are doing wrong by practically forcing their customers to purchase more than they really want, and the writer wants her readers to be more aware of this.

Barium

if you have the money then yes if you don't have the money then no

use 2 bottles of metflow and 2 bottles of interaint and 2 - 16 oz on dye

The written answer to the HOSA Forensic Medicine case study should contain all the information and observations you used to identify the time of death, manner and cause of death.

No they are only a pest

It Takes A Couple Of Hours.

The following is a list of the thirteen science processes advocated by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). These are best thought of as a set of intellectual skills that are associated with acquiring reliable information about nature. Each process is defined. In addition, comment about the inherent nature of each of the skills is provided. The first eight processes are called "basic processes" and are appropriate for children in the primary grades. The last five are called "integrated processes" and are more appropriate for children at grades four and above. 1. Observation This is the most fundamental of all of the processes. Observation may be defined as the gathering of information through the use of any one, or combination of the five basic senses; sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell. The term observation may also be used to express the result of observing. In other words one might observe and, as a result, gather observations. These observations can also be called data or facts. Observation should suggest objectivity as opposed to the expression of opinion. For example, "John is a bad boy" is not an observation. On the other hand, "John exhibits behavior that we characterize as bad" is an observation. "John is throwing Mary out of the window" is also an observation. Skilled observers seem to proceed from general perceptions of a system to more specific ones so the nature of skilled observing can be thought of as analytical. Systems are first observed as a whole then analyzed for subsystem information. Subsequently, subsystems can be treated as a whole and subjected to further analysis in an ever tightening spiral. Technology can be used to amplify the senses, which provides for even more analysis. A microscope, for example, is a technology that allows us to see things that are too small to be seen with the unaided eye.

The following is a list of the thirteen science processes advocated by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). These are best thought of as a set of intellectual skills that are associated with acquiring reliable information about nature. Each process is defined. In addition, comment about the inherent nature of each of the skills is provided. The first eight processes are called "basic processes" and are appropriate for children in the primary grades. The last five are called "integrated processes" and are more appropriate for children at grades four and above. 1. Observation This is the most fundamental of all of the processes. Observation may be defined as the gathering of information through the use of any one, or combination of the five basic senses; sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell. The term observation may also be used to express the result of observing. In other words one might observe and, as a result, gather observations. These observations can also be called data or facts. Observation should suggest objectivity as opposed to the expression of opinion. For example, "John is a bad boy" is not an observation. On the other hand, "John exhibits behavior that we characterize as bad" is an observation. "John is throwing Mary out of the window" is also an observation. Skilled observers seem to proceed from general perceptions of a system to more specific ones so the nature of skilled observing can be thought of as analytical. Systems are first observed as a whole then analyzed for subsystem information. Subsequently, subsystems can be treated as a whole and subjected to further analysis in an ever tightening spiral. Technology can be used to amplify the senses, which provides for even more analysis. A microscope, for example, is a technology that allows us to see things that are too small to be seen with the unaided eye.

While there are not any schools in Maine solely devoted to the teaching of mortuary science, York County Community College in collaboration with the McAllister Institute of Funeral Service offers a two-year online degree in the subject.

The associates degree is designed as a two year program of study as a full-time student provided the student takes the degree as prescribed by the college, and provided the student does not require prerequisite coursework as a result of basic skills testing. There are some programs of study that may take a bit longer depending on the number of credits required. Usually these are programs within the health related fields. In addition, for students who require developmental course work as a result of basic skills testing, it would take longer. How much longer would depend on the extent of the developmental courses they are required to take. Evidently, those individuals who attend college on a part-time based would also extend their time in school. How much longer would depend on the credit load carried each semester. Typically, an associates degree takes between 60 and 64 credits to complete depending on the specific school, program of study, and state mandates.

A mortuary science program is generally an undergraduate associate degree program. Some of the more elite mortuary science schools, which are more expensive, may require interviews prior to being accepted for the program.

Working with detectives in the Forensics Department, Embalming in cases of Funeral Directors, Autopsy in cases with Medical Departments working in Morgues, Organ donation facilities in cases working with the deceased in transplanting organs to those in need, etc.

Most people get a AAS degree which is an associates in applied science.

Yes

With the advent of the railroad, families could have a deceased family member transported to any State. The family brought a wagon to meet the train, or the Furniture Maker met the train to transport the body to the church for services or to the graveyard. Furniture Makers later became the first undertakers; their job remained unchanged through to around 1900. They made / sold the coffin, transported, and sometimes dug the graves. Often, the funeral was held in a side room off the from the "furniture" side of the business.

As undertakers became more specialized, Furniture Makers and Undertakers split the two businesses. Funeral Homes were established. This evolved into Mortuaries and Funeral Directors.

Today, if a plane crashed at the border, the bodies would be taken to the nearest coroner's office for autopsy--required when there is a death by anything other than natural causes. Authorities would determine who has juristiction. Then, again, the family would decide where the person is to be buried. However, instead of train transport, there are two ways a body can be transported across State lines--and only with mandatory embalming done first.

A family can pay one local funeral home nearest the coroner's office to handle the body, embalm it, file the death certificate, and have forms filled out for legal transport of a body into another State. The body would be driven in a hearse to the other location/State and delivered to a second Funeral Home nearest where the person is to be buried. Or, if it is too far and too costly to drive the body, after the coroner and local funeral home fnish their work, the body can be shipped as airline cargo, with appropriate permits. The body must be embalmed first.

Bodies with certain contagions or that pose a public health risk may be subject to stricter rules about transport into another State or Country.