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  2. Embalming chemicals - Wikipedia

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    Embalming chemicals are a variety of preservatives, sanitising and disinfectant agents, and additives used in modern embalming to temporarily prevent decomposition and restore a natural appearance for viewing a body after death. A mixture of these chemicals is known as embalming fluid and is used to preserve bodies of deceased persons for both ...

  3. Death care industry in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Between the years of 1990 and 2018, the overall average inflation rate was 2.3% per year while the average inflation rate for funeral expenses was 3.7% per year. [23] According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, this means that the average cost of a funeral in 2018 is 177.4% more expensive than a funeral in 1990. [23]

  4. Natural burial - Wikipedia

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    It is sometimes advocated that the landscape is modified as little as possible, and in this case, only a flat stone marker was used. Natural burial is the interment of the body of a dead person in the soil in a manner that does not inhibit decomposition but allows the body to be naturally recycled. It is an alternative to typical contemporary ...

  5. Last offices - Wikipedia

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    The body is then washed and dried, the mouth cleaned and the face shaved. An identification bracelet is put on the ankle detailing: the name of the patient; date of birth; date and time of death; name of ward (if patient died in hospital); patient identification number. The body is dressed in a simple garment or wrapped in a shroud.

  6. Deathcare - Wikipedia

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    The word deathcare is a compound term from the words death and care.It can also take the form of death care, [4] however this is mostly used in the United States and Canada in the Anglosphere, where deathcare is a preferred variation elsewhere in the English speaking world reflecting on the preferred version of healthcare in places like the UK, Australia, India, etc. [5]

  7. Burial - Wikipedia

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    Burial. Burial, also known as interment or inhumation, is a method of final disposition whereby a dead body is placed into the ground, sometimes with objects. This is usually accomplished by excavating a pit or trench, placing the deceased and objects in it, and covering it over. A funeral is a ceremony that accompanies the final disposition.

  8. Disposal of human corpses - Wikipedia

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    Disposal of human corpses, also called final disposition, is the practice and process of dealing with the remains of a deceased human being. Disposal methods may need to account for the fact that soft tissue will decompose relatively rapidly, while the skeleton will remain intact for thousands of years under certain conditions.

  9. Funeral Rule - Wikipedia

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    The Funeral Rule, enacted by the Federal Trade Commission on April 30, 1984, and amended effective 1994, is a U.S. federal regulation designed to protect consumers by requiring that they receive adequate information concerning the goods and services they may purchase from a funeral provider. All U.S. funeral providers must comply with The ...