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backtoblue

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18. I haven't heard of any shortages of embalming fluid

Reply to dewsgirl (Reply #16)

Fri Mar 13, 2020, 11:34 PM

Mar 2020

Im retired, but I still keep in touch with my old colleagues.

There haven't been any more deaths than normal out here. However, theres a nudge toward graveside funerals instead of church services. Being outdoors would be better than everyone stuffed hip to hip in a pew.

The shortage of masks is concerning. Some embalmers use a mask to avoid fluid splashes (body and chemical)
The masks can also be placed on the deceased while moving and transporting the body.

Any shortage of PPEs would be horrid for morticians and coroners.

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How much capacity does the US mortuary system have? [View all] Renew Deal Mar 2020 OP

backhoes? nt msongs Mar 2020 #1

Mass graves? BigmanPigman Mar 2020 #2

That's happening in Iran right now Renew Deal Mar 2020 #5

shhhh...we're not supposed to talk about that FirstLight Mar 2020 #3

cremation - large capacity for the ashes AlexSFCA Mar 2020 #4

Honestly, I'd prefer the mass grave or at least natural burial defacto7 Mar 2020 #17

Mass graves, see Iran. nt sheshe2 Mar 2020 #6

Yeah, and I was thinking last night, hey, all the coroners' offices and funeral homes and Leghorn21 Mar 2020 #7

You should be OK unless you take a saw to them. Renew Deal Mar 2020 #12

Thanks for detailed reply, Deal Leghorn21 Mar 2020 #15

But sawing them is the only part I really enjoy jberryhill Mar 2020 #20

They still haven't ruled out if it's also blood-born backtoblue Mar 2020 #23

Think I read somewhere that Iran is doing mass graves. Xolodno Mar 2020 #8

While most posts on this thread deal with graves customerserviceguy Mar 2020 #9

I was thinking about that too Renew Deal Mar 2020 #13

They don't mind if they have to double up in the morgue refrigerator jberryhill Mar 2020 #21

Don't worry. We'll have capacity for the dead . . . Journeyman Mar 2020 #10

Depends on how many funeral homes in each affected area backtoblue Mar 2020 #11

Adding backtoblue Mar 2020 #14

I was talking to a guy on another forum last night, his gf dewsgirl Mar 2020 #16

I haven't heard of any shortages of embalming fluid backtoblue Mar 2020 #18

Refrigeration space is easy jberryhill Mar 2020 #22

There are 21,080 funeral homes in the United States Maeve Mar 2020 #19

I am more concerned about hospital beds. We had doc03 Mar 2020 #24

My experience is that you wouldn't want to be in one of those facilities when Hoyt Mar 2020 #26

Mission Park - San Antonio - proposed plans hamsterjill Mar 2020 #25

A human-pulled cart, Eric Idle hitting a bell with a stick while chanting, and family members RockRaven Mar 2020 #27

About 7500 people die each and every day in this country. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2020 #28

IF we get those numbers it averages 4 a state. jimfields33 Mar 2020 #29