(Mitford, 4)” Her statement gives the meaning for why the body is being embalmed. Simply meaning that Mr. Jones corpse lies in the operation room for embalming, as he is being prepared to be presented in front of his loved ones for a viewing to say their goodbyes. This is primarily the reason for embalming. Embalming is commonly needed in order to see the deceased by the living for a final look. Some individual’s opinions may be that embalming shows weakness for those who want it done to their loved ones.
Anatomists have used bodies of dead people called cadavers for studies of the human body. But public sentiment made it not easy in the past for anatomists to get cadavers for dissection. The first reason why I’m for this law is to prevent the illegal sale of corpses. According to Seeley’s Essentials of Anatomy & Physiology seventh edition in the 1800s it became difficult to obtain dead bodies legally. So a group was formed called resurrectionists or better known as body snatchers.
Essential tasks include removing any lines from the patient and cleaning away any excretions, such as blood, from the body of the deceased. When the individual dies, their eyes and mouth should be closed, their limbs should be straightened to ensure the body can be adequately washed and the face of the deceased should be turned to face Mecca. If family members of the deceased are not present, nursing staff may carry out these actions (Gathrad et al 2007). When carrying out such tasks on the body, healthcare professionals must ensure that they wear disposable gloves and a calm quite environment must be maintained at all times. Ideally, a person of the same gender to the deceased should handle the body (HSE 2009).
These unexpected deaths both result in autopsies. As seen in the close reading of the autopsies, in The House of the Spirits Rosa’s autopsy reveals family bonds, emotion and care, whereas in Chronicle of a Death Foretold Santiago Nasar’s autopsy shows lacking in emotion and care. The diction in Allende’s extract is emotionally attached, whereas the diction in Márquez’s extract is unemotional and medical. Throughout the extract from The House of the Spirits the diction is somber. The mood is created through using words such as; weeping, fried, upset, etc.
Dylan 1 Dylan Quick ENGL 1301 Jill Barris October 23, 2010 Fixing Up The Dead The Embalmer in the story was talking about the routines and how to make the corpse look good for the grieving mourners at the funeral home. First thing to do is to drain the blood out of the body so the body will not be infected and the embalmer put the fluid in the corpse to preserve it. “It is necessary to remove the blood, and doing this not only helps the disinfecting, but removes the principal cause of disfigurements due to discoloration.” (312) The embalmer mentioned that there are different kinds of fluids and how they can affect the deceased body. Not only that, the use of the fluids can be determined to use based on the person’s age and type of
If the deceased was single then the pallbearers must also be single, if he was married then they must also be married. Amish mourning services are composed of three services: first an open casket viewing at the decedent's home, then a funeral service in a community space, and finally the interment at the gravesite. The viewing room is completely bare, the family and pallbearers remove all furniture and decorations to accommodate a viewers. After the Amish wake, the pallbearers carry the casket to a horse-drawn hearse so that it can be taken to the funeral. Unlike many non-Amish funerals, there are no flowers, no photos and no gifts laid on the coffin before it is buried.
When you think of traditional funerals, you think of an all black, solemn ceremony. It is usually taken place in a church or funeral home, the coffin is carried in on a hearse, and there is a long line of weeping family members who are getting ready to say their final goodbyes. However, nowadays, those types of traditional funerals are an event of the past. Now, many people are choosing the kind of funeral they want while they are still a live, and there are multiple companies that are more than willing to cater to their needs. I took it upon myself to do some further research on the topic of alternative funerals, and I came across a website called thefuneralsource.org.
A growing concern on the epidemic and within the anthropological community remains to be the fashion in which the population disposes of their dead. The World Health Organization has released a safe burial resource that helps to alleviate the spread of the disease through the burial and transportation of the diseased deceased. This resource includes the guidelines for the appropriate procedure to prepare, transport and bury the body with heavy emphasis on informing the local population on how the spread of the disease is increased with the culture's current burial practice. The World Health Organization or WHO have stated "Be aware of the family’s cultural practices and religious beliefs. Help the family understand why some practices cannot be done because they place the family or others at risk for exposure.
Claude Noel Yamgueu Prof. Landrus EN102 09/16/2013 Euthanasia Exploratory According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, euthanasia is the act or practice of intentionally ending the life of someone who is very sick or injured in order to prevent any more suffering. The 20th century was a time that saw the development of the modern hospital system, a development that contributed in the emergence of the euthanasia debate. Regardless of whether or not a person is in favor of euthanasia, many people do want a dignified death for themselves and their loved ones. However, the debate encompasses many interesting sides about whether or not humans have the right to die. The three main views of this issue include the pro-euthanasia, the con-euthanasia
Funeral Ritual of the Parsees Their custom is the disposal of the dead, which, however strange it is even proven by sciene today that it is still one of the most sanitary ways to do it. Their custom belief came from the idea that it was the best way to dispose of the body for the upmost respect for the dead and the upmost respect of the living. This ritual can be divided into two parts. Those that relate to the disposal of the body, and those that relate to the good of the soul. They say in order to better understand this ritual you have to look at Zoroastrian or Parsi ideas of sanitation, segregation, purification, and cleanliness.