Morticians drain a body primarily through embalming, involving two main steps: arterial embalming, where blood is drained from veins as embalming fluid is injected into an artery (usually the carotid), and cavity embalming, using a hollow instrument called a trocar to aspirate fluids and gases from the chest and abdominal cavities after a small incision near the navel. The removed blood and fluids go down the drain into the sewage system.
NO. Embalming doesn't remove any organ in the body. Instead, the embalmer replaces the blood with embalming fluid – formaldehyde-based chemicals – through the arteries. For this reason, an embalmed body placed in a casket can last for many years.
Cremation turns the body of someone who has died into ashes. This is only done after a person has died, so they do not see or feel anything.
If an autopsy is not performed, the embalmer aspirates fluids out of the body cavity by making a small incision near the navel and aspirating the bodily fluids. Most bodies in the USA are embalmed, though it is not required by law in most cases.
When someone lies in state, they're usually embalmed, which is basically a way of preserving the body by replacing fluids with chemicals that slow down decomposition and prevent smells. On top of that, they're kept in cool, climate-controlled areas to help even more.
Nonenal® (also known as 2-Nonenal) is a naturally occurring compound responsible for the distinct odor associated with aging. It typically appears after age 40, becoming more noticeable in both men and women.
Most of the time, cremated remains have little to no odor. Many families describe them as essentially scentless.
He continued: “Typically what I'll do is I'll actually flush out the bowels with a hose because the last thing you want to have happen is someone to start pooing, and then they continue doing it when you can't control it.”
For the first few minutes of the postmortem period, brain cells may survive. The heart can keep beating without its blood supply. A healthy liver continues breaking down alcohol. And if a technician strikes your thigh above the kneecap, your leg likely kicks, just as it did at your last reflex test with a physician.
Typically, if there has been a traditional funeral (with the body) present, the deceased will be cremated in whatever clothing they were wearing. If the cremation is done right after death, then it is usually done with the deceased wearing whatever clothing they were wearing at the time they died.
“The Lazarus Syndrome.” This can happen, but this sort of thing is REALLY rare, but if you read the article, the family just placed her in a coffin with no medical personnel actually pronouncing her before the brother brought her to the crematorium.
While some DNA may remain in cremated ashes, the intense heat of the cremation process typically destroys most genetic material. As a result, the amount of DNA present in cremated remains is minimal and may not be suitable for genetic testing or analysis.
Before cremation, funeral staff remove dangerous or potentially explosive medical devices (like pacemakers), jewelry, and other personal items, placing them aside for family return or disposal; however, most internal medical implants (like hip/knee replacements, dental work, breast implants, rods, pins) are left in place as they are non-combustible and separated from bone fragments later, though family can often request removal or recycling. Organs are only removed if the person was a registered organ donor.
Generally, the body is dressed in clothing before being placed in a casket or cremation container for the cremation process. Families often include items in the cremation container, such as religious objects and flowers.
Eyes are primarily removed if the deceased was an eye donor. They may donate the whole eyeball, corneas, or just parts.
A senior citizen, who was declared dead and sent to a funeral home to be embalmed, woke up inside a body bag. Medical professionals had pronounced Walter Williams dead, leading his heartbroken family to call funeral directors to take his body away for funeral preparations.
These changes unfold quickly, over a few days. Your muscles relax. Your muscles loosen immediately after death, releasing any strain on your bowel and bladder. As a result, most people poop and pee at death.
A conscious dying person can know if they are on the verge of dying. Some feel immense pain for hours before dying, while others die in seconds. This awareness of approaching death is most pronounced in people with terminal conditions such as cancer.
- *Hinduism*: Some Hindu texts suggest the spirit may linger near the body for up to 13 days after death. Scientific Perspective From a scientific standpoint, there's no empirical evidence to support the idea that the spirit or consciousness remains in the body after death.
Final stage (minutes before death).
In the last minutes of life, breathing becomes shallow and may stop altogether. The heartbeat slows and eventually ceases. The body may make reflexive movements, such as small twitches, but these are not signs of pain or distress.
When a body is sent for autopsy, clothing may be cut away at the facility conducting the autopsy. Often, families choose not to reclaim these items, particularly if they might be soiled due to the circumstances surrounding the death, which could involve blood or bodily fluids.
If it's an open-coffin funeral (that is, the body is going to be on view for those attending the funeral), then yes: the mouth will be sewn closed.
It's important to note that there are no explicit verses addressing cremation or the keeping of ashes.
Cremains primarily consist of bone matter
The dry bone fragments are removed from the cremation chamber and placed in a high-speed blender called a Cremulator. The blender crushes the fragments into a fine sand texture and pasty white or gray color.
The actual ashes are thus useless as they will not contain DNA. It is the bones and teeth that could potentially hold some DNA viable for analysis. However, after the cremation, the bones and teeth left behind are turned into a find powder (a process known as pulverization).