Embalming & Covid

Michael Augustus, Funeral Director and Embalmer

As an embalmer, I treat every case as if it's the worse pathogenic case I've every encountered. When your loved one is in my care, I make sure they are properly disinfected with special chemicals, given a bath before and after the embalming procedure, and presented for public viewing without compromising public safety. There are numerous embalming steps I take to make sure everyone who comes in contact with your loved one is protected for public and/or private viewing. After all, we are composed of cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems. The entire system is highly disinfected to prevent the potential spread of disease(s). Also, to disinfect, preserve and restore the human body for public and/or private viewing, if requested.
My podcast is unique. Have you every heard a funeral director or embalmer explain an embalming procedure in a podcast? As an academician, I taught medical school for years and wanted to create a podcast like this one. Unique with respect of explaining what happens in the preparation room in the funeral home, without expounding on gross details. Furthermore, the purpose is providing you, the public, safety details with professional care expected of a mortician. That I am!
Embalming and Covid is seen and presented (to you) through my lens, the lens of a professional, licensed, skilled embalmer of 41 years. Your feedback is highly appreciated.
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