Who Prepares the Body for a Funeral?
Body Preparation and Funeral Procedures Before embalming begins, the body is washed in disinfectant. Limbs are massaged to relieve stiffening. Any necessary shaving occurs. To embalm, preservative chemicals are injected to replace blood. Using a machine, blood is removed and embalming fluid pumped through the circulatory system. Refrigeration can also preserve but is not always … Read more