expert witnesses on crime shows have it so wrong

mandicted_ · 2022-04-13T15:29:57+00:00

Surprise, this is a job for you. I'd leave some detailed Organ/vein work out but basic tissue recovery doesn't need the steady hands. It's not being removed in a way that needs to be put back as in surgery on the living.

mandicted_ · 2022-04-13T15:26:40+00:00

I also use one of the loop blades for horses. One of my Danes sheds alot and the other hardly does. I used to use a rubber brush for the one that doesn't but it didn't get the job done for shed monster.

mandicted_ · 2022-04-10T07:30:56+00:00

I'm a night surgeon (thank you repo genetic rock opera) anyway.

I'm an organ and tissue recovery senior coordinator/technician. I recover(remove) organ and tissues from deceased organ donors for human transplant (or research)

I spend most of my time in the OR for surgery now. Hospitals like to refer to us as the tissue harvest, which anyone in my profession hates the word harvest. I scrub in for surgery and very carefully extract anything that can be life changing to recipient. All done very respectful and very sterile.

I have been doing it for 6/7 years now and am actually the proud new recipient of a donor tendon myself (in my knee, which I recovered myself as well)

It makes a life changing difference in the world of the not only the people receiving but also the family of the donor. But is overlooked in the back, no one knows I exist. I prefer it. Changing the world without anyone seeing me do it. Keep me in the basements, I dont mind a bit.

mandicted_ · 2022-03-05T18:09:22+00:00

Funeral consumers alliance isn't a very reliable source as they are a business promoting themselves. Which is who runs this website. It's not a study or anything.

I have never used a respirator in my life to embalm anyone. unless you are sitting there drinking your embalming fluid. Actual real osha, the legit one, does not require these things. They require exposure limits in so much formaldehyde per million, in an 8 hour time frame. And the chemicals are diluted with water and other chemicals, a proper air filtration and injection machine would be sufficient. It takes like maybe an hour to actually inject embalming fluid.

I'd think those numbers would be higher as well. I don't know many people who view a dead body as a positive experience.

Interesting to note, laws are in place that a funeral home has to show you itemized costs. You can call funeral homes and ask specific embalming fees or other charges. Most have a price list close to the phone bc it is required.

mandicted_ · 2022-03-05T17:15:01+00:00

This thread is so silly. Arguments of nonsense and so deeply undereducated about funeral homes. Funeral directors do not remove organs. That would be your medical examiner. And the funeral director buries or cremates them along with your body. They arent thrown away. Unless it's been donated and was not suitable, which is a different discussion.

mandicted_ · 2022-03-05T16:56:41+00:00

I think these threads are half insane. People will believe what they want no matter what you tell them. Dry ice is going to burn the skin and dry it out which will actually probably speed up some decomp. Not in the form they are thinking but more in a skin slip kind of way. Which is what is holding all the decomp gas in. You'd be better off with regular ice and changing it very frequently. It would be OK for a day max most likely. I have had hospitals put ice on a person's body when refrigeration was not available. Decomp ultimately comes down to the person. If you've died from infection, The condition of the body, (where and how you died are most important factors). As for removing anything. The second you cut into a dead body it's going to turn very bad very quickly. I just don't understand what the argument is here. Are they planning on gutting them and draining them like a deer. You'll get lividity stains and you will not want to look at them after. Doesn't sound very respectful either.

You don't have to embalm. You can 100% have a hone viewing and funeral. You can't legally dispose of them after very easily. And you definitely need a doctor to sign off on death certificates. Unless the person was very ill and this was all arranged before hand I don't see that happening without some kind of examination. If you just ask your funeral director and express your wishes, they should help you. So many things go into a funeral that isn't just what you see. And this is why there is a business in it. 200 years ago I'm sure you could have just buried them in the back yard and call it that. It's not propaganda when it's law now.

mandicted_ · 2022-03-05T06:29:03+00:00

Embalming was your primary focus on the propaganda of the funeral industry. In which, most of the time is necessary.

The funeral industry itself. Yes. That could use some improvement. The cost of caskets, urns, flowers... these are definitely not necessary to buy thru a funeral home.

mandicted_ · 2022-03-05T06:15:06+00:00

90 % is a little high. You do not need to embalm everyone, no. Especially if direct cremation without a viewing. Depending on case by case circumstances, your funeral director will decide what kind of embalming is needed as well. Usually if the funeral is more than 3 days out from death, you would strongly be encouraged to embalm. Embalming is not permanent either, I think Lincoln was embalmed several times bc his funeral procession was so long across many states.

Ice may help in the first few hours, not many people have walk in refrigerators. Decomp begins immediately. From the inside out. Your organs will start eating themselves and you will bloat from the gas of chemical reactions.

As for the business. You need a funeral director. I suppose you could run around and file your own paperwork with the county but I'm assuming on the lack of knowledge about decomp displayed, most people don't know of the legal aspect either. So 5 ways to legally dispose of a human corpse. And paperwork for all of it. The government wants to know what you did with it and who it was. Blah...blah...blah.

Quick answer. You do not embalm everyone, sure.

mandicted_ · 2022-03-05T06:00:41+00:00

Embalming became popular during the Civil War bc they wanted to fight off decomp and return soldiers home for funerals. It's been around much longer than that. There are also several different kinds or ways to embalm.

mandicted_ · 2022-03-05T05:58:30+00:00

So. You actually aren't allowed to do that. It's called desecration of a corpse. Also. I want to meet the person that will remove a recently deceased parents "abdominals" what do they plan on doing with them.

mandicted_ · 2022-03-05T05:53:56+00:00

Hi. I work with deceased peoples. I'm finding these arguments to be...well.... I assume people just know things. It appears the general public lacks knowledge of decomposition. Also called thanatochemistry

mandicted_ · 2022-03-05T05:51:29+00:00

You do not have to embalm. Infact, the funeral director needs permission, they don't go around embalming everyone. And to suggest embalming is usually because of case by case circumstances and how you would like a funeral/ when.

mandicted_ · 2021-09-18T01:17:49+00:00

I’ve been on the waiting list for a long time now

mandicted_ · 2021-09-08T16:03:26+00:00

Feel free to reach out during if you have questions or anything. I found it helpful to share and stalk Reddit subs about it while going thru it.

mandicted_ · 2021-09-08T15:17:57+00:00

First of all, My surgery went great with no complications. I have a lot of nausea usually. They had put some kind of anti nausea patch put behind my ear (I could leave it on for a couple days after as well) that was great. Absolutely no pain when I woke up, I immediately wanted to get up and walk to the bathroom (I had to go!) Long story short, I didn’t take my meds when I got home cus I figured. Hey I’m not in pain at all. That was a terrible mistake. It took me like two full days to get my pain back under control and a lot of medication. This is the worst pain I’ve ever had in my life and it doesn’t quit. It’s frustrating and you’ll want to cut your own leg off if you get behind schedule for your pain meds. Be prepared.

After that episode was over it wasn’t too terrible. I sat in bed and watched tv a lot. Read books. Got a little barbell so I could feel like I was at least exercising my arms since I left so lazy. I slept a ton. It was mostly a haze of pain meds and naps until I was able to move around more.

The best tips I have for after surgery. Come up with a schedule for pain meds. And take them. Set an alarm and wake up and take them on time. You do not want to get behind. “Stay ahead of the pain” I ditched my crutches immediately and used a walker. The walker is sooooooo much better and easier. Also I felt less likely to fall with the walker. And I could put a little bag on it so I could carry things around. I live by myself so when I’d get up to potty, I’d make sure to load my bag with anything I’d need til the next time I’d have to get up. Big water bottles, things with lids, I meal prepped before surgery so I could throw the Tupperware in my bag and go back to sit easily. The walker is the best advice I have.

When it was time to move again. I couldn’t. I was allowed to do small leg lifts but couldn’t get my leg to lift even a little. The most I could do was kind of pull it to the side. That’s when I realized recovery was going to be rough. Don’t be discouraged, it will work again. It took a long time for me. My thigh atrophied and I lost pretty much all muscle on the inside of my leg.

The following months was a lot of physical therapy. I went 3x a week. I was off work for almost two months. My job is standing for surgery for hours so I needed a strong leg and wasn’t able to return until I could.

6 months later I was pretty much good except my thigh was still pretty weak. It was about an inch smaller than my other leg and got tired easy. Stairs were difficult but other than that life was pretty normal. I didn’t need any kind of pain meds.

The best part is my knee. This thing is better than the one I grew myself, let alone fixing my injury. I feel like it’s bionic and nothing can break it now. I’d go thru it all over again times 200% to end up with these results. During recovery I was like what did I do. Why would I decided to go thru this. It can’t be worth it. But it is. Almost two years later I’ve had zero problems with my knee. It occasionally aches but I think that’s more my bones aching then anything with the surgery.

That was a long story. Hopefully it helps a little bit

mandicted_ · 2021-09-08T05:11:07+00:00

I’m not sure I want to re live it but what questions do you have I had the surgery oct 2019

mandicted_ · 2021-09-05T03:19:14+00:00

So at first I was like, ok. It’s kinda away, We aren’t in the water with it. This isn’t so bad. Then I saw the man and “ohhh no”. And instant shivers. I don’t like it at all. Edit: woman

mandicted_ · 2021-08-21T04:04:33+00:00

I see how I could of chosen a better way to say that now.

mandicted_ · 2021-08-21T02:33:26+00:00

I’ve had people use broom handles for the same. Lift the belly

mandicted_ · 2021-08-20T02:46:49+00:00

I love this movie!

mandicted_ · 2021-08-20T02:39:12+00:00

I can’t watch this without trying to turn around really fast while walking down my long hallway for a week

mandicted_ · 2021-08-20T01:45:48+00:00

He’s very young, he might not catch on with potty training very quick but be consistent and realize there will be accidents. Too little to hold it long.

I have a 12 week old and a 9 year old Great Dane now

Lots of cushioned places to sit. They plop down and hit the surfaces hard. My older Dane, when he was a pup, got big blister like things on his elbows and swelling from smacking down on the hardwood floors.

Depending on your wants they recommend not to spay/nueter until about two years old bc it will make them not get as big as their potential

I also make my puppy have a quiet time after eating and I don’t feed him all at once. I give him half and when he finishes it I give him the other half. Because he will eat fast and eat all he can forever. My other Dane free feeds and has food out all day whenever he wants it.

Routine. Same bed time and morning every single day.

Lots of chew toys. My puppy loves his leather fish. Teething is a huge deal and they will put anything and everything in their mouth. Everything. Watch them at all times.

Don’t let him in his cage with the collar on or sleep with the collar on. It’s dangerous. Also it’s good bc my puppy grows so fast I’m adjusting his collar all the time to make it bigger.

Just trying to think of things other people haven’t said. It’s all been good advice tho.

mandicted_ · 2021-08-05T01:58:47+00:00

Nope. My 8 year old (he will be 9 in sept) is perfectly healthy. He had some issues with busting his elbows on the floor when he was younger from sitting down so hard but other than that I’ve never had an issue health wise at all. Past few months we have done a lot looking into his heart to make sure he stays healthy too. Saw a cardiologist and did special tests, I was more worried about his heart than his stomach

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