#embalming — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #embalming, aggregated by home.social.
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https://www.europesays.com/africa/215531/ Archaeologists Just Discovered a Fragment of Homer’s Iliad Inside an Ancient Egyptian Mummy #BattleOfTroy #Egypt #EgyptianMummy #embalming #Homer #Homer'sIliad #OxyrhynchusArchaeologicalMission #papyrus #RomanFuneraryTomb #TheIliad #UniversityOfBarcelona
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Aspirating Blood from the Heart (1897), from The Champion Text Book on Embalming.
Source: Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University / Internet Archive
https://pdimagearchive.org/images/40f2e956-a81e-4892-9c37-a7e239d32a68
#embalming #education #death #skeletons #corpses #art #publicdomain
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Chemical Analysis of Mummy Scents Reveals Ancient Egyptian Embalming Techniques
📰 Original title: The smell of Egyptian mummies is revealing 2,000-year-old secrets
🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
👥 Usuarios: It's not clickbait ✅View full AI summary: https://killbait.com/en/chemical-analysis-of-mummy-scents-reveals-ancient-egyptian-embalming-techniques/?redirpost=a27b5576-4c9b-45cb-aaa3-b34a4703412c
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Chemical Analysis of Mummy Scents Reveals Ancient Egyptian Embalming Techniques
📰 Original title: The smell of Egyptian mummies is revealing 2,000-year-old secrets
🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
👥 Usuarios: It's not clickbait ✅View full AI summary: https://killbait.com/en/chemical-analysis-of-mummy-scents-reveals-ancient-egyptian-embalming-techniques/?redirpost=a27b5576-4c9b-45cb-aaa3-b34a4703412c
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Raising the Brachial Artery (1897), from The Champion Text Book on Embalming.
Source: Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University / Internet Archive
https://pdimagearchive.org/images/02b8fb0f-85e2-4c7a-af02-b7dc81c38e85
#anatomy #embalming #education #death #skeletons #students #cadavers #corpses #art #publicdomain
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#WordyWednesday: Bleb
(used in a mortuary context)
A blister on a dead body, filled with stinky liquid, which usually turns into an area of skin slip (moist peeling skin) after it's been drained. Not fun at all.
#HisAndHearsePress #Embalming #Embalmer #DeadBody #MortuaryScience #Bleb #Blister #Gross #Ew #Stinky #Vocabulary #WordOfTheDay
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#WordyWednesday: Ptomaine 💨🤢🤮
Pronounced: toe-MAIN.
The unholy gang of nitrogenous stink compounds responsible for the indescribable stench of decomposing bodies. Found in decaying vegetable and animal matter and formed by the action of putrefactive bacteria.
Includes cadaverine and putrescine (the smell of putrefying flesh or rotting fish), indole (smells like mothballs), and skatole (smells like poop).
Other chemical compounds produce smells akin to rotting cabbage, nasty garlic, and rotten eggs. Ptomaine was originally thought to cause food poisoning but has been disproven.
Raise your hand if you've had this smell cling to your nose hairs after a long day at work! Semi-related, death workers deserve a raise.
#HisAndHearsePress #Ptomaine #Decomposition #Cadaverine #Putrescine #Indole #Skatole #Putrefaction #Funeral #MortuaryScience #DeathCare #Embalming #Vocabulary #Stinky #Decomp
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National Titanic Remembrance Day 🚢🪦
It’s been 111 years since the Titanic sunk on April 15, 1912. Of the approximately 2240 passengers and crew on board, over 1500 died that day.
The White Star Line chartered four ships to help retrieve bodies of victims: the Mackay-Bennett, CS Minia, CGS Montmagny, and SS Algerine. They only managed to recover about 330 bodies, about 23% of the number who died.
The recovery ships were loaded with undertakers, embalming supplies, coffins, ice, canvas bags, and iron bars. First Class victims were embalmed and stored in coffins. Second and Third Class victims were embalmed (while they still had supplies), then wrapped in canvas. Crew members were put on ice. Some victims were misidentified as being from a higher class: in moments of desperation, they pillaged the abandoned First Class cabins for warm clothing.
Bodies that were unidentifiable, either from disfigurement or decomposition, were buried at sea in canvas shrouds weighted with iron bars. Others were buried at sea simply due to the shortage of embalming chemicals, as there were rules against bringing unembalmed bodies ashore (the rule was temporarily waived shortly after). Clergy conducted brief services for these unfortunates before casting them back into the water. Most were lower class or crew members, as the First Class were given preferential treatment. It was justified since they were “wealthy men with large estates to be settled.”
Of the 330 or so bodies recovered, 119 were buried at sea. The rest were taken to Halifax, Nova Scotia. The VIP bodies went to the local undertaker’s parlor. Everyone else went to the temporary morgue at the Mayflower Curling Rink. Bodies were embalmed in a screened area (a woman embalmed the deceased women and children), then placed on platforms for identification. One undertaker collapsed in shock as he discovered the body of his own uncle among the dead.
59 bodies were claimed by their families. 150 were buried in three Halifax cemeteries, including 42 who remain unidentified.
#HisAndHearsePress #Titanic #NationalTitanicRemembranceDay #Funeral #History #Embalming #DisasterManagement #MortuaryScience
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#WordyWednesday: Gravity Embalming
An old-timey method of embalming that predates electricity but can still be used in a pinch today.
A large glass jar is suspended over the body with a hose leading to a large artery. Embalming fluid flows into the body at a very slow and steady rate.
Raising the height of the jar increases the pressure (approximately 0.43 pounds of pressure per foot of height above the injection site).
#HisAndHearsePress #Embalming #MortuaryScience #MortuarySchool #Embalmer #Undertaker #Mortician #FuneralDirector #Gravity
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#FuneralFactFriday: Bodies Can Turn GREEN 🍀
Yes, it’s true, and not just on St. Patrick’s Day. It happens when a person with jaundice is embalmed using high index formaldehyde fluids.
Jaundice is a yellow discoloration found in both living and dead people. It's caused by a buildup of bile pigments in the skin, eyes, bodily fluids, and tissue, often resulting from problems with the liver, gallbladder, or pancreas. A person with liver failure, cirrhosis, or hepatitis is often yellow tinged.
During embalming, formaldehyde can change the yellow bilirubin into green biliverdin. It can range from mild to moderate to extreme. Special embalming fluids (like glutaraldehyde) exist to help mitigate the color issues, but the primary concern is preservation. Color correction is secondary. If the color can’t be addressed with proper fluids and internal dyes, we can use cosmetics and colored lighting to help mask the green.
Fun fact: old school embalmers perpetuated a belief that we could flush jaundiced bodies with milk before injecting embalming fluid. That’s just preposterous. Don’t do that!
#HisAndHearsePress #StPatricksDay #Green #StPaddysDay #StPattysDay #WearGreen #Jaundice #Embalming #MortuaryScience #MortuarySchool #Formaldehyde #Glutaraldehyde #Funeral
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CW: What Happens to Dead Bodies with Catheters, Ostomies, Casts, & Halos?
#FuneralFactFriday: Catheters, Ostomies, Casts, & Halos
(yes, I'm continuing the "cat" theme, don't @ me)All kinds of people die, in all kinds of conditions. Some die mid-repair. Hospitals provide treatment with the assumption their patient will live. If the patient dies anyways, the body can be left with remnants of the treatments. This leads to surprises for embalmers when we open the body bags.
We see common things like tracheostomies, breathing tubes, IVs, colostomies, surgical staples, pacemakers, and urinary catheters (which are all easily removed) and unusual things like halo braces (which have pins that are attached to the skull), surgical drains that end in grenade-like bulb reservoirs, orthopedic casts, and intraosseous IVs (a brutal looking needle that gets jammed into the bone marrow through the shin bone).
We don't have the specialized tools that hospitals use to remove some of these, so we basically figure it out on our own. Once the medical devices are removed and disposed of, we fix the resulting holes or incisions. First we treat them with chemicals, almost cauterizing them. We can fill them with absorbent preservative powders and cotton, then suture them closed. A layer of sealer can be applied on top, and if there's still a risk of leakage, we can supplement with Saran wrap or plastic garments concealed beneath the clothing.
#HisAndHearsePress #Embalming #Embalmer #MortuaryScience #MortuarySchool #MedicalInterventions #Death #Funeral
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Forget all that informative and educational funeral stuff I post… who wants to see more pics of this dumpling of a cat?!? 🐈⬛
Follow me on my book writing journey that is getting sidetracked by ***Kitten Watch 2023***
(And yes, that is a meat blanket. A blanket that looks like a side of beef 🥩)
#HisAndHearsePress #Funeral #Embalming #AmWriting #Cat #KittenWatch #IShouldBeWriting #AdoptDontShop #SpayAndNeuter #MortuaryScience #Catstodon #CatsOfMastodon #Caturday #CaturdayEveryday #EveryDayIsCaturday
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February 14 isn't just Valentine's Day. It's also National Donor Day, which is an observance dedicated to spreading awareness and education about organ, eye and tissue donation.
I advocate for organ and tissue donation whenever I can, despite the extra work it causes for embalmers. It's worth it. A single donor has the potential to save or improve *75* lives!
The absence of an organ in your grave means the presence of life in another person. Learn more about how it works, plus dispel myths and misconceptions here: https://www.louisepachella.com/blog/seasonofgiving
USA readers, register as a donor here: https://www.donatelife.net/
#HisAndHearsePress #DonateLife #ShareTheLove #NationalDonorDay #OrganDonation #TissueDonation #ValentinesDay #Embalming #Funeral #DeathPositive
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CW: Description of embalming tool and usage: aneurysm hook
#WordyWednesday: Aneurysm Hook
A stainless-steel embalming instrument for digging through muscles and tissue to find arteries and veins. About seven inches long, it has a handle and a blunted or tapered point on the hook end. Some designs feature a wavy handle to slip underneath and hold arteries up. The hook end is used to dissect through and scrape off tissues that hold arteries and veins in place.
Aneurysm hooks are usually used in pairs and can also be helpful multipurpose tools during embalming. They're also known as aneurysm needles.
Apprentices and mortuary science students are sometimes gifted an engraved aneurysm hook upon completion of their training. Unfortunately, I was not a lucky recipient. I'm not salty about it. Nope. Not at all. I'm fine.
#HisAndHearsePress #Embalming #Funeral #Mortician #MortuarySchool #MortuaryScience #Vocabulary #ToolsOfTheTrade
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It's #NationalShowerWithAFriendDay! 🛁
If showering with a friend is impractical in the confines of your bathroom (or you just don't want to see your friend naked), consider using an emergency drench shower!
These safety gadgets are found in embalming rooms to quickly rinse off formaldehyde or other dangerous chemicals that have splashed onto the embalmer's skin.
Don't stay in too long though - drench showers are plumbed into cold or tepid water only.
#HisAndHearsePress #Shower #ShowerTime #DrenchShower #OSHA #Safety #Eyewash #Formaldehyde #Embalming #HazMat
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It's #NationalShowerWithAFriendDay! 🛁
If showering with a friend is impractical in the confines of your bathroom (or you just don't want to see your friend naked), consider using an emergency drench shower!
These safety gadgets are found in embalming rooms to quickly rinse off formaldehyde or other dangerous chemicals that have splashed onto the embalmer's skin.
Don't stay in too long though - drench showers are plumbed into cold or tepid water only.
#HisAndHearsePress #Shower #ShowerTime #DrenchShower #OSHA #Safety #Eyewash #Formaldehyde #Embalming #HazMat
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It's #NationalShowerWithAFriendDay! 🛁
If showering with a friend is impractical in the confines of your bathroom (or you just don't want to see your friend naked), consider using an emergency drench shower!
These safety gadgets are found in embalming rooms to quickly rinse off formaldehyde or other dangerous chemicals that have splashed onto the embalmer's skin.
Don't stay in too long though - drench showers are plumbed into cold or tepid water only.
#HisAndHearsePress #Shower #ShowerTime #DrenchShower #OSHA #Safety #Eyewash #Formaldehyde #Embalming #HazMat
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It's #NationalShowerWithAFriendDay! 🛁
If showering with a friend is impractical in the confines of your bathroom (or you just don't want to see your friend naked), consider using an emergency drench shower!
These safety gadgets are found in embalming rooms to quickly rinse off formaldehyde or other dangerous chemicals that have splashed onto the embalmer's skin.
Don't stay in too long though - drench showers are plumbed into cold or tepid water only.
#HisAndHearsePress #Shower #ShowerTime #DrenchShower #OSHA #Safety #Eyewash #Formaldehyde #Embalming #HazMat
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It's #NationalShowerWithAFriendDay! 🛁
If showering with a friend is impractical in the confines of your bathroom (or you just don't want to see your friend naked), consider using an emergency drench shower!
These safety gadgets are found in embalming rooms to quickly rinse off formaldehyde or other dangerous chemicals that have splashed onto the embalmer's skin.
Don't stay in too long though - drench showers are plumbed into cold or tepid water only.
#HisAndHearsePress #Shower #ShowerTime #DrenchShower #OSHA #Safety #Eyewash #Formaldehyde #Embalming #HazMat
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CW: Do dead bodies have to wear bras?
#FuneralFactFriday: Bras Aren't Mandatory
Don't want to wear a bra for eternity? No problem! Just let your family know your wishes (and obviously, threaten to haunt them if they don't listen). Embalmers may give suggestions about the most ideal clothing for a family to bring in, but we're more concerned about concealing unpleasant things than about style or impropriety. Most of us will happily dress you in your ensemble of choice. Pajamas, superhero costume, formal business suit with lacey silk undies beneath - it's all good!
Back to the bra situation. We have ways of securing chest parts so they don't end up in your armpits. Duct tape holds everything in place during embalming, then the tissue firms into place and stays put. Weird spots can be filled in with cotton fluff, or my personal favorite: if a woman's clothes include shoulder pads, I remove them (otherwise she'll look like a football player in the casket), then I tuck the shoulder pads into the bra or over the chest area for a smooth curve.
Back in the day, some embalmers used a giant needle and string to suture the chest parts together! Ugh...barbaric. Nowadays, we have more women embalmers and more creative solutions.
Got implants? We leave them alone. There's no need for us to mess with them. If you're cremated, they'll burn up with you. If you're buried, there's no predictable way to know exactly how they'll outlast your embalmed but slowly decomposing body. So, that meme with the implants on top of a skeletal rib cage? If your skin, muscles, and other tissues are gone, then any surviving silicone ball will likely just slide or roll down to the sides of the casket.
#HisAndHearsePress #Funeral #Embalming #Mortician #Bra #Underwear #Lingerie #GhostOutfit #Implants #Boobs #Bewbs #BreastImplants #FunFact
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CW: Description of embalming tool and usage
#WordyWednesday: Needle Injector
(A day late, but Mastodon wouldn't upload my pic yesterday)
A stainless-steel tool used to facilitate a mouth closure on a dead person. The tool drives a small barb into the jawbone through the gums (one goes into the upper jaw, one goes into the lower jaw), then the thin wires attached to each barb are twisted together. Not a great tool for embalmers with tiny hands. (I prefer to suture the mouth closed from the inside)
#HisAndHearsePress #Embalmer #Embalming #NeedleInjector #SurgicalInstruments #Mortician #Funeral #ToolsOfTheTrade #Tools #Words #Vocab #Vocabulary