Embalming the elderly can be straight foward or very complicated depending on the medical conditions and severity of these conditions the decedent suffered from throughout life. Medications can pose their own problems in the prep room and physical conditions such as Kyphosis or arthritic conditions cause create a problem in the dressing room. I would begin by cleaning and disinfecting the decedent, first by using a topical disinfectant spray then by using a germicidal soap. I would then begin setting features starting with the closure of the mouth, I would use a needle injector if the decedent still had natural teeth and no signs of bone density loss, if the decedent has no natural teeth or displays signs of bone density loss then I would recommend use of mandibular or muscular suture to avoid damaging the mandable or maxillae. I would then use cotton or a mouth former and mortuary putty to begin smoothing any sunken areas in the face. Moving to the eyes I would most likely use a eye cap to create the curvature of the eye and to properly close the eye for embalming. …show more content…
In many elderly cases the femoral artery can be sclerotic but the common carotid may never show any signs of arteriosclerosis. In the event the femoral artery is sclerotic it must not be used do to the risk of clots being sent into the common carotid and axillary
Losing a loved one is a difficult time, and planning his or her funeral becomes a daunting necessity. You want to make sure the place you select for services meets all of your family’s needs. Wayne, West Virginia’s Morris Funeral Home shares a few tips on how to choose the right funeral home for the proper funeral arrangements you seek. Comfort: From the first meeting, you should feel at ease with the funeral director.
The poem The Cremation of Sam Mcgee takes a lot of turns throughout but always seems to keep to the themes of perseverance and friendship. This is evident in the things that the narrator does throughout the poem to keep his promise to his friend. A promise that seemed impossible to accomplish in the dead of winter on an Artic trail. The poem is about a trip to the Yukon back in the days of the gold rush. The poems narrator tells us a story about his friend Sam Mcgee who freezes to death during their journey.
In the case of Akins Funeral Home, Inc. v. Teresa Miller, three young people died from a terrible car accident on February 20, 2000. The twist in this story surrounds a nineteen-year-old victim by the name of Matthew Miller who left behind his mother Teresa Miller, Andrea Megan Miller which just happened to be the wife and mother of his child along with other family members whose names weren’t listed. However, the body of Matthew was transported to Kilgore-Green Funeral Home in Jasper, Alabama. At the Millers’ family request, Doil Akins of Akins Funeral Home, Inc. took custody of the body and brought him to Akins Funeral Home, Inc. Because of the families religious beliefs they arranged for a normal open casket funeral.
The creation of Blood Spatter Analyst has changed the perspective all crime scenes which are intensely solved in a completely new direction. It is the examination of shapes, distribution patterns and location of the bloodstain in order to find the real image which was created in the crime scene. All bloodstains and bloodstain patterns are evaluated by the force they were originally created. ( http://www.bloodspatter.com/bloodstain-tutorial). There has been a vast change and growing environment for the bloodstain spatters as there work now is recognized and appreciated within the law enforcement and the court officials.
The emotional documentary, How To Die in Oregon, chronicles the Death With Dignity Act in the state of Oregon and its impact on the lives of those suffering with terminal illnesses. The Death With Dignity Act is a law that allows individuals with terminal diseases to end their life at his or her own volition in a dignified manner. Helpless patients in volatile conditions are given a sense control when choosing Death With Dignity. Additionally, Death With Dignity allows individuals to have a sense of closure at the end of his or her life. How To Die in Oregon is intended to reveal the circumstances in which someone decides to end their own life.
Because of this visualization, I appreciate the author’s professional discussion of a process which could be considered grotesque. For instance, Roach describes each stage in the process on a cadaver known as “H” who, at first, does not “feel or smell dead” and “looks very much alive inside” (480). Then, by the end of the process, “H” appears dead with “her skin dried and dulled at the edges of incision” (Roach 484). Roach offers additional detailed, scientific descriptions of the organ
Although Bakhtin does not gender the grotesque body, he subconsciously establishes a mutual liaison between the grotesque and the female body. These laughable hags are associated with grotesque imageries of the female body such as “copulation, pregnancy, childbirth, the throes of death, eating, drinking, or defecation” which make it perceived as “the ever unfinished, ever creating body” (26). To explain more, the female body has a close affinity to the process of reproduction; it is ready for fertilisation, gets pregnant, conceives children, experiences the proximities of life to death in giving birth/death throes and gives birth to children and becomes a consuming body. Mary Russo consolidates this connection between the pregnant hang and
A funeral director is a licensed professional who specialized in all aspects associated with a funeral service . You may also know them as a Mortician or an undertaker . They are similar to each other in what they do . Many people does not realize how hard it is to be a funeral director and majority of the people are even scared of being one. Their job is to file death certificates and legalize papers , make sure your papers are secured for legal papers .
Life and Death in Assisted Living Facilities Assisted living facilities are one of the fastest growing industries in the United States. Unfortunately, assisted living facilities have a history of being problematic. Specific cases from the movie Life and Death in Assisted Living Facilities indicates that assisted living facilities are often under staffed, poorly trained, and often admit elderly patients who are not qualified candidates for their facilities (Byker and Thompson, 2013). When taking this in to account, it is important to consider why families may admit their loved ones in to assisted living facilities.
The story I wish to share this week for the written assignment is The Cremation of Sam McGee by Robert W. Service. The story is about a man named Sam McGee and his quest for riches during the gold rush along trail in the frozen Yukon Territory. As he traveled with his best friend Cap, he spent a great deal of time whining and complaining about how ever since he left his home in Tennessee he had been cold. Many nights Cap had to endure the same conversation revolving around this topic.
Once the person was strapped in the executioner would begin to slowly rotate the screw that would begin to crush the persons head. This device could be prolonged to an indefinite time by the executioner. As the device begins to slowly crush the persons head in the teeth would be the first to shatter and break under the pressure then the eyes were popped out under the increasing pressure. Some versions of this device had containers that would catch the eyes as they were squeezed out of the persons head. This device was perfect for extracting confessions from its victims, but if this slow torture were to be stopped halfway the victim would be horribly disfigured and would have suffered permanent brain damage.
Now that you have read Chapter 8, "Last Rites: Funerals & Body Disposition," respond to the following questions. 1. What is the U.S. Federal Trade Commission 's (FTC) Funeral Rule? Describe how it works, providing examples.
This book adds a sense of truth to what happens when we die. It provides us with behind the scene information to help us learn and accept what we will become. In Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, Mary Roach uses a humorous writing style with a curious tone in order to illustrate the medical perspective of life after death. In the first chapter, the author is observing medical students dissect cadavers to get a better understanding of the human body, Mary Roach uses her curiosity to develop questions to learn more about the life of cadavers used for science.
5.) Taboo and Rites of Initiation in The Body The Body provides a great variety of taboos of different degrees, most of which have been addressed before: bodily functions, violence, sexuality, mental illness, death. Some of them only play a minor role in the story, such as the portrayal of obesity or vomition in Gordie 's story The Revenge of Lard Ass Hogan. Others, such as violence and death, are recurrent themes throughout the whole story.