Ch10 Disposition methods: cremation, donation, alkaline hydrolysis Flashcards
The reduction of a dead human body to inorganic bone fragments by intense heat in a specifically designed retort or chamber
Cremation
What is required in the authorization of a cremation?
-Identification of the decedent
-Disclosure of the process
-Affirmation of person with the right of disposition
-Decedent’s wishes
-Irreversible nature of the process
-Removal of implanted devices
-Removal of personal effects
-Return of cremated remains
What is required before a cremation takes place?
-Death certificate
-Cremation request filed with appropriate government office
Placing cremains in an urn or placing cremains in a niche or grave
Inurnment
A recess of space in a columbarium used for the permanent placing of cremated remains
Niche
A structure, room, or space in a mausoleum or other building containing niches or recesses used to hold cremated remains
Columbarium
What are some of the statute elements when disposing of unclaimed cremated remains?
- Identification of the unclaimed person
-Amount of time that has to pass that the person has been unclaimed
-Acceptable methods for disposition
-Due diligence on the part of the FD to contact the person with the right of disposition
-Veterans: transfer of cremated remains to an authorized veteran organization
Individual states regulate the donations of body or body parts (organs, tissues, eyes, bones, arteries, blood, other fluids, ect) by using the guide of:
Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (UAGA)
A chemical bath to dissolve protein, blood, and fat leaving only a coffee-colored liquid, powdery bone, and any metal implants such as dental fillings
Alkaline hydrolysis (resomation, bio-cremation, flameless cremation, water cremation)