How do they match: Embalmers

  • Arrange for transporting the deceased to another state for interment.
  • Incise stomach and abdominal walls and probe internal organs, using trocar, to withdraw blood and waste matter from organs.
  • Pack body orifices with cotton saturated with embalming fluid to prevent escape of gases or waste matter.
  • Perform special procedures necessary for remains that are to be transported to other states or overseas, or where death was caused by infectious disease.

  • Monitor operations to ensure compliance with safety or security policies or regulations.