Funeral Homes, Eying Pandemic, Fear Equipment Shortages, Too

[backtoblue]

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Funeral directors are growing worried that, should the grimmest coronavirus scenarios become reality, they will be swamped with victims and at the end of the line for scarce safety equipment to handle infectious bodies.

While the nation’s attention is on the alarming shortage of masks, sanitizers and other safety gear for doctors, nurses and ambulance crews who care for the living, U.S. morticians are nervously eyeing worst-case death scenarios.

“It seems like sometimes funeral homes are kind of forgotten when there are emergencies like this,” said Mark Musgrove, past president of the 20,000-member National Funeral Directors Association and a longtime mortician in Eugene, Ore.

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https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/funeral-homes-eying-pandemic-fear-equipment-shortages-too-11584798574



The human body expells air from its lungs, especially when moved.

I've been asked to go back to work...

[MontanaMama]

1. I wondered aloud about funeral homes today...

My father in law passed away two weeks ago. Due to the local restrictions in crowd size, the family could not use the hospitality room or other facilities for memorial services. All we could do was a small graveside service. Funeral homes will lose a ton of money for these reasons...I also wonder how long Coronavirus lives on a deceased body. What PPE do they need for this?

[backtoblue]

2. Normally

Our PPEs are gowns, gloves, face shields, paper mask, and shoe covers. We also have respirators, but most funeral homes around here only have one.

There are some communicable diseases that require cremation because they're too dangerous to embalm.

(Think CJD and ebola)

There's essentially no guidance right now.


Im sorry for your loss Mama. (((((Arkansas hug))))))

[MontanaMama]

3. No guidance?

Frightening. What funeral homes do in the back room is such a mystery anyway...

Thanks for the Arkansas hug! I send you a Montana hug. Please stay safe.

[Kittycow]

4. Wow. I wonder how it will affect Jews and Muslims.

I think they're supposed to be buried within 24 hrs. according to their religious beliefs.

[Texaswitchy]

5. Deep pits

Yeah

Grim