What Is Removed From a Body Before Cremation?
There are a number of things that will need to be removed from a person's body before cremation services in Taylorsville, UT can begin. Here are a few of them.
Before a person's cremation services in Taylorsville, UT get underway, it's important for a funeral home to prepare their body accordingly. One thing they'll need to do is remove a number of things from their body if necessary. You should be aware of what might need to be taken out of your loved one's body to ensure the cremation process goes the way it's supposed to. Take a look at several items that might need to be removed from your loved one's body below.
Piercings
When it comes to cremation, personal items such as piercings are handled with care and respect. Piercings are typically not removed from the body unless specifically requested by the family. This allows families to make decisions based on their personal preferences. If no request is made, the piercings will remain with the deceased throughout the cremation process.
Medical devices
If your loved one had any medical conditions that forced them to get medical devices like pacemakers put into their body, you'll want to bring this up to a funeral home, too. A funeral home isn't going to be able to successfully cremate a loved one's body when they have medical devices like this in, especially if those medical devices just so happen to have batteries in them. These batteries might explode when they're put into a cremation chamber and cause all kinds of complications.
Organs
If your loved one chose not to be an organ donor, you won't have to worry about arranging to have their organs removed before their body is cremated. But it'll be a different story if your loved one decided that they wanted to be an organ donor. You'll need to honor their wishes by asking a funeral home to arrange to have their organs donated prior to their cremation. A funeral home shouldn't have any problems coordinating this with you.
As you can see, there are many things that will need to be removed from people's bodies before Taylorsville, UT cremations can begin. Our funeral home can make sure they're removed from your loved one's body before you cremate them. Contact us now to hear more about the cremation process that we use.
