Before a crematory can cremate a person, they will need to remove certain things from their body. If they don’t remove these things, it can cause complications during a person’s cremation services in St. Petersburg, FL. It might result in the cremation taking longer than it should, or it might do damage to cremation equipment and force a crematory to press pause on a cremation for the time being. Take a look at several items that must be removed from a person’s body prior to a cremation below.
Jewelry
Most jewelry is made out of metals that won’t react well to being put into a St. Petersburg, FL cremation chamber. For this reason, it’s important for a crematory to remove any and all jewelry that might be in or on a person’s body. This includes everything from basic earrings to more advanced piercings. A crematory will need to examine a person’s body for jewelry and take it all off before giving it back to their family and continuing on with the cremation process.
Joint replacements
Many people are getting joint replacements these days. They’re having their knees, shoulders, hips, and more replaced in record numbers. This is great for these people when they’re alive and able to enjoy their joint replacements. But many of these joint replacements aren’t going to cremate well. Because of this, a crematory will typically remove joint replacements from a person’s body, especially when they’re on the larger side. You should advise a crematory as to how many joint replacements your loved one may have had and tell them where they’re located.
Medical devices
If a person has a medical device like a pacemaker in their body, it’s probably going to have some kind of a battery in it. This battery isn’t going to respond well to being put into a cremation chamber that will reach a very high temperature. Crematories will take out any medical devices like this so that they don’t cause problems during cremations. If you know that your loved one has medical devices, you shouldn’t hesitate to bring this up to a crematory. It’ll ensure that their medical devices don’t get overlooked when a crematory is preparing your loved one’s body for the cremation process.
Organs
Generally speaking, crematories aren’t going to remove a person’s organs from their body before a cremation begins. It’s possible for a cremation chamber to cremate a person’s organs along with their body. But if a person went out of their way to request that their organs be donated at the time of their death, a crematory can remove their organs and make sure they’re donated accordingly before putting them through the cremation process. This might slow the process as a whole down just a little bit, but it’ll be for a great cause.
When we perform St. Petersburg, FL cremations for families, we strive to deliver them with the best services. This includes making sure that the right things are removed from the bodies of their loved ones. Contact us to take advantage of the services we have to offer.
FAQs
Before the cremation process may take place, certain medical devices and/or implants must be removed from the body. The funeral director will also need to know if the deceased was treated with any radioactive medication. The body is placed into a combustible cremation container.
What is removed from a body before cremation? ›
The only parts of the body that are removed before cremation are artificial ones like a medical device or implant with a battery, silicone, pins, radiation pressurization, pacemakers, and large hip, knee, and shoulder replacements along with any external jewelry.
What needs removing before cremation? ›
If a medical device / implant has any kind of battery, radiation, pressurisation or silicone in its manufacture, it must be removed before a cremation can take place. Otherwise, the cremator(s) could suffer serious damage.
Do they take the clothes off a body before cremation? ›
Are you clothed when you are cremated? Cremation of a body can be done with or without clothing. Typically, if there has been a traditional funeral (with the body) present, the deceased will be cremated in whatever clothing they were wearing.
Which body part does not burn in cremation? ›
During cremation, the body parts that do burn consist of organs, soft tissue, hair, and skin, while the water in our bodies evaporates. The body parts that do not burn are bone fragments.
Why do you have to wait 3 days before cremation? ›
Why do you have to wait 3 days to cremate a body? In the United States, the law requires that a body must be held for three days before it can be cremated. This waiting period gives family and friends time to plan a funeral or memorial service.
Do they remove your teeth before cremation? ›
The short answer is no. Some medical devices must be removed prior to cremating, but the standard protocol is to cremate the body without removing the gold teeth. Regardless of whether or not a family wants gold teeth to be removed, that shouldn't be done by a funeral director.
Are bodies washed before cremation? ›
How is the body prepared for a cremation? The body of the deceased is bathed, cleaned, and dressed before the whole process starts. Embalming is not required or necessary unless you requested a viewing beforehand. Jewelry and any other accessories you would like to keep will be removed.
What is the final goodbye before cremation? ›
With a Cremation With a Final Goodbye, you and your family will only be allowed to bring five family members to a facility to say goodbye to a loved one. You will likely want to reserve these five slots for your loved one's immediate family members who were closest to them.
Where does blood go during cremation? ›
The entire body burns during cremation, including the fluids, whether natural or chemical. All bodily fluids evaporate and escape through the cremator's exhaust. In fact, the human body is primarily made up of water, carbon, and bone.
In Hindu religion there are total 16 rituals which include death rituals too. According to scriptures a dead body does not cremate after sunset. It is because the presence of sun (surya) is important during last rituals of death. As it had told in scriptures that human body is made up of five elements.
What do they do with belly buttons after cremation? ›
These larger fragments are then ground down into smaller pieces. Something that people don't often know is that the belly button never burns to ash; it remains hard and in the same shape.
Are bodies put in a box before cremation? ›
The corpse is placed in a container made of wood or heavy cardboard. The container is then placed into the crematory chamber, which is essentially a large furnace. The heat ignites the container, and the body begins to dry out. The temperature in the chamber can rise to about 2000 degrees Fahrenheit.
Can a body feel pain during cremation? ›
The body does not feel pain during cremation because the person is no longer alive. When a person dies, their brain stops sending signals to the body. This means that the person cannot feel pain or any other sensation.
Do bodies scream during cremation? ›
We think this is an urban legend. We've witnessed many cremations and never heard a scream.
Do teeth pop during cremation? ›
Here are the answers to some of the most common weird cremation questions. Do teeth burn during cremation? Teeth usually burn up during the cremation process. Tooth fragments that are not burnt up will be ground during the ash processing.
Is a body washed before cremation? ›
How is the body prepared for a cremation? The body of the deceased is bathed, cleaned, and dressed before the whole process starts. Embalming is not required or necessary unless you requested a viewing beforehand. Jewelry and any other accessories you would like to keep will be removed.
What does a body go through during cremation? ›
The cremation process for humans takes between 1.5 and 2 hours. The body is placed in a retort, which is then heated to between 1400 and 1800 degrees Fahrenheit. At this temperature, the body burns, and the bones turn to ash. After the body has been cremated, the ashes are placed in an urn and returned to the family.
Do they drain the blood out of you before they cremate you? ›
In the case of direct cremation, the deceased's body does not get drained of fluids and is cremated as is. If the body is being embalmed, the bodily fluids are exchanged (drained and replaced) with chemicals.
What organs are removed before embalming a body? ›
NO. Embalming doesn't remove any organ in the body. Instead, the embalmer replaces the blood with embalming fluid – formaldehyde-based chemicals – through the arteries. For this reason, an embalmed body placed in a casket can last for many years.
