nms bariatric-presentation

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Presented by:

Joseph Krier of Professional Transport

and

Diane Smith of National Mortuary Shipping

Handling of Bariatric RemainsRemoval, Transportation, Cremation

& Embalming

Facts On Obesity

• By the year 2019, obesity will become the number one cause of death in America

• 130 million adult Americans are overweight...10 million are considered morbidly obese

• 10 years from now almost ½ of all burials will be in oversized caskets

• Approximately 300 oversized caskets are sold every day

So how does this affect me?

• Staff restrictions

• Vehicle restrictions

• Equipment limitations

Staff Restrictions

• How many people will this take?

• Are the employees available?

• Are my employees physically capable?

Vehicle Restrictions

• Is my vehicle capable of handling oversized remains?

Vehicle Options

• Does my equipment have weight limitations?

Equipment Limitations

Bariatric Solutions

So how does this affect me?

• Facility limitation

• Disposition methods

Facility Limitations

• Do I need to worry about stairs?

Facility Limitations

• Are my doors wide enough?

Facility Limitations

• Do I need to worry about tight corners or hallways?

Do I have room to store a larger body?

• Size requirements

• Equipment requirements

• Moving techniques

• Long-term storage

Disposition Methods and Techniques

1. Shipping

2. Cremation

3. Embalming

4. Casketing

5. Service

Shipping

• Container requirements

• Airline requirements

Cremation

• Container requirements

• Cremation techniques

• Equipment requirements

Principles of combustion

1. Temperature

2. Time

3. Turbulence

Techniques& Equipment

• Obese procedure versus normal procedure

• Proven tips and techniques

• Embalming fluids

Equipment:

• Table

• Lift

• Instruments

Recommended Items for the Prep Room

• Dressing Casketing techniques

Casketing

Service

• Respectful transportation

• Final disposition

Questions and Answers

Professional Transport

And

National Mortuary Shipping

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