GERO 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 31: Embalming, Phenol, Elmer E. Ellsworth
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Fee for the funeral director"s services: . Cost for using the funeral home for the actual funeral service: 5sh. Cost of a grave liner or outer burial container . The majority of americans who die are buried, but cremations are more frequently chosen now than in the past. Cremations are typically much less expensive than burials. Funerals and memorial services provide an opportunity to publically acknowledge and celebrate the life of the deceased loved one. Funeral directors must provide detailed lists of charges and accurate information about state laws. Dr. thomas holmes experimented with arterial embalming. Chemicals used: arsenic, zinc, mercuric chlorides, creosote, turpentine, and alcohol. Mourning for the loss of a loved one. The experienced loss of someone important in our lives and the adjustment to that loss. Grief is the emotional response experienced by bereavement. Mourning is our behavioral response to the grief.
