Understanding how it works can help ease the anxiety that many people feel about the cremation process. The process takes about hours to complete. Along the way, the crematory will take care to make sure that:. Many facilities allow the family of the deceased to witness the cremation.
Space is often limited, so it is best to check with the cremation facility to find out how many people can attend. Cremation reduces the body to its essential elements through a process that exposes it to open flames, intense heat, and evaporation.
This takes place in a specially designed furnace called a cremation chamber or retort. Many crematories require a container for the body, such as a casket appropriate for cremation or a rigid cardboard container.
Cremation produces 3 to 9 pounds of remains. The exact amount depends on the size of the body and the process used by the crematory. The first step is to make sure that they have permission to take care of the cremation. Identification regulations vary by state. In most cases, you complete paperwork that provides the crematory with your authorization.
The form will also ask for information such as who will pick up the remains and what type of container to use. The facility you use defines the specific identification procedures based on industry recommendations. A typical identification procedure will include having a family member confirm the identity. Next, a metal ID tag is placed on the body. This will remain throughout the process. Following the cremation, the identification tag is put with the remains. Usually, the body is bathed, cleaned, and dressed before identification.
There is no embalming unless you have a public viewing or you request it. Furthermore, the Federal Trade Commission forbids any funeral home from claiming that embalming is necessary inorder for human remains to be cremated. The FTC also forbids a funeral home from stating that a casket is necessary for cremation, but that is a separate topic altogether.
Some cemeteries require that human remains be embalmed by a licensed funeral director in order for those remains to be entombed in a mausoleum.
This is a cemetery requirement, not a federal or state law. When the public is invited to a funeral with an open-casket viewing proceeding the service, we at Kuhn Funeral Homes recommend that we be allowed to perform the embalming. What is embalming? Embalming accomplishes three goals: disinfection, preservation, and restoration. The remains are disinfected so that harmful microbes are destroyed, preserved so that the natural processes of decomposition are slowed, and restored so that an eased appearance can be returned to the person.
Embalming cannot completely halt the natural process of decomposition; in fact, it is against federal law to suggest that embalming can completely stop decomposition. Embalming is one method funeral directors have to ensure that human remains are able to be interacted with by the public. Some critics of embalming argue that the availability of refrigeration makes embalming completely unnecessary.
They say that refrigeration can do a sufficient job controlling the rate of decomposition. The truth is a little more complicated than that. Refrigeration can slow decomposition, that is true, but human remains decompose at different rates according to different factors. Rates of decomposition aside, refrigeration does impact the way a person looks. These changes in appears can be startling, even rendering someone utterly unrecognizable. When restoring a deceased human being during the embalming procedure, the goal is to create a positive final memory picture so that the last time an individual sees the person he or she loves, he or she is not left with the memory of someone suffering sickness or trauma.
Signs of trauma like wounds, scrapes, or cuts can be closed and the skin restored with a little bit of special wax and a fine coat of mortuary makeup. Signs of sickness like sunken eyes or hollow cheeks can be addressed during the embalming procedure.
The funeral home may require this body to be embalmed for the safety of the community as well as itself. Everything was clear and Sheri was very helpful when making Read More. Michelle Paxton Wilson was wonderful. If it wasn't for her, Now I am so glad we did for peace of mind.
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