EMBALM MORTICIAN UNDERTAKER FUNERAL DIRECTOR EMBALMER Begräbnis EMBLAMING

[Pantasky]

i am loving the fact that the verve is playing in the background.

[BigEyeGreedy]

What's the suicide rate of morticians? I'd probably last a day..

[whatanightmare1]

@BigEyeGreedy Actually, I have read that dentists and accountants have the highest suicide rate among professions. My great uncle was a mortician, and one of the most jovial guys I ever knew....some of them are. I guess it's not much worse than being an ER doc.

[loopencash]

Funeral Homes tend to exploit the young apprentices and young graduates.

[sborn1571]

@loopencash You got that right. 

[DeRosa88]

I am starting mortuary school this September, I will be working for my bachelors degree and am very excited! Great video!

[JBoogeyman]

@DeRosa88 good luck, hope you have a strong head on your shoulders, and no family depression issues.

[sterlingromance]

I can't wait to become a mortician

[shantuku]

how much do morticians typically make?

[hitcan79]

@shantuku they get 20 bucks an hour plus all you can eat

[PunkAsPhuck96]

@hitcan79 i dont like the idea of "all you can eat" while working with dead bodys

[sborn1571]

@hitcan79 20 bucks an hour?? Seriously? More like 45 dollars an hour.

[kykko777]

This is great. I am 19 and I plan on being a Mortician! As of now I am working my way through community college so I can have the money saved up and things like that to go to Cypress College. I am so excited! Thanks for this vid. I see some instruments that are sort of similar to my husbands surgery stuff. Nice. But some things I hadnt heard of. I am ready to study my ass off! Whoo! :D

[sborn1571]

@kykko777 Good luck!

[kelloggcerealxoxo]

geroge w. bush, is that you?

[sborn1571]

@kelloggcerealxoxo Nope. It's Mr. Clinton to you.

[warpedkawaii]

I had always wanted to do this, but I stopped myself because I don't know If I could have emotionally handled children....how did you overcome that?

[sborn1571]

@warpedkawaii Easy. When your boss says do this or find a another job, you roll with it.

[warpedkawaii]

@sborn1571 Well that makes sense...It's prolly best I didn't get into the feild.

[B7acKLioN]

@sborn1571 i always wonder with all the technology we have and tools why can't you guys do a better jobs with the body than,what the egyptians did lmao.....

[sborn1571]

@B7acKLioN You guys?... Better job?...I would take offense to that comment, but looking at the source it's all good. =)

[thecolaratlady]

@sborn1571 right, and eventually a body is a body is a body

[thecolaratlady]

@warpedkawaii just do it, eventually a body is a body is a body

[warpedkawaii]

@thecolaratlady I've decided to start mortuary school next semester actually. I figured that while its sad when you see a child dead at least you are able to provide a service to a family in need. Its better than being sad over it while serving no purpose.

[thecolaratlady]

@warpedkawaii thats right, and eventually you kinda get used to it. it becomes just a reg part of your day, and your making sure the families are being provided good, compassionate service, making sure they look good, dressed well, makeup etc. you will come across all kinds of things and even after being in the field say. 20 yrs or so, you'll still see cases that do shock the mind, senses.

[silentbutviolent1969]

This has been a lifelong dream of mine that I'm finally going to pursue in an online course. When i graduate, please keep me in mind. I will need a job!

[sborn1571]

@silentbutviolent1969 Online courses? Hymm... never heard of that? I know I had to attend classes for Anatomy, Physiology, Microbiology, Restorative Art, Accounting, Chemistry, Pathology, Funeral Service History, Embalming, Grief Counseling, Sociology, Psychology,  Labratory, and many, many more classes. And that is just the beginning.

[digger24100]

F U DODGE woot woot pierce

[sborn1571]

@digger24100 lol

[kidkong584]

How much do funeral directors/embalmers make in a year?

[sborn1571]

@kidkong584 Depends on your location. Chicago, you can make 100,000.00 a year. Southern Illinois, you can make 60,000.00 a year. New York...120,000.00 a year. Varies. BUT, money isnt worth it.

[nightmiles]

Wow i use less tools to repair planes.

[sborn1571]

@nightmiles Ha-Ha! I know funny, and that is funny! =)

[Mwink1975]

WOWWW!!!

[ogreny]

is there a job at a funeral home for someone who is not a funeral director

[sborn1571]

@ogreny Yes. You can answer phones, pass out service folders, or you can wash cars. You CANNOT be in the morgue. I have NEVER heard of a Mortuary Technician.

[ogreny]

there a job for Mortuary Teachican in the fh and how did i get starting

[sborn1571]

@ogreny Mortuary Technician? What is that? OH, this is a someone that watches me embalm, asks too many questions, and gets in my way. Either your an Embalmer or not.

[Jalapablo]

We also work sometimes 50-60 hours a week for pathetically low pay. Waking up at 2:00 a.m. to make removals and embalm tissue/bone donors gets old after about the 5th year in the industry. Especially when you're salaried and the funeral home owner is paying Chinese overtime. And then after being up all night and smelling like cavity fluid and congealed blood, you'll need to meet with the families, process insurance, coordinate with clergy and cemetery officials, do obituaries, etc. Full day.

[sborn1571]

@Jalapablo Full day!? And the night work has not even started yet! lol! =)

[Jalapablo]

@sborn1571 That's right! I think my record of being up straight day and night, embalming/directing so far with no sleep is about 36 hours. No overtime, like you said. It can be very demoralizing, but then a family member tells you how wonderful mom looks and you get a sincere thank-you card in the mail, and it helps. You really have to be "called" to this sort of work, or you won't last at it very long. The combination of stress, along with low pay and no sleep will drive you out.

[sborn1571]

@Jalapablo I have hundreds of 'Thank You" letters, but if I do not get the chance to be with "my family" in order to be with a "strangers family", it just isn't worth it. I want to be able to spend time with my family before its to late.

[Jalapablo]

@sborn1571 Totally agree. For this reason I've recently been considering the option of persuing a second carreer. I'll keep my F.D./Emb. license for some extra cash when I can afford to do some side embalming/gravesides for a mortuary, but I'm getting tired of the full time rigamarole. I hardly ever see my wife and children, as I'm gone every day from dark to dark (except for my one day off a week). At least, if I'm going to work these hours, I'd like to own or co-own the funeral home :)

[sborn1571]

@Djinnoside013 Give it 15 years like I have and you will be singing a different tune. =)

[BEEPERHAWK]

I thought car sales was ruff. Least I would be satisfied helping people.

[DarkDragonflii]

I have been thinking about becoming a mortician but don't really know where to start...any advice?? (I live in a small town, and no one has really helped me much)

[sborn1571]

@DarkDragonflii How does working 90 hours a week on a salary sound? Only getting paid for 40 hours. Working on weekends, holidays. Sitting at home opening Christmas presents with your family only to be called out and go to work. Getting up in the middle of the night, getting home at 6 am and have to take a shower and get dressed again to be at work at 8 am, clean shaven with a pressed suit ready to rock-n-roll for the whole day. NO OVERTIME!!!

Theres more to it than meets the eye!

[Eve925]

@sborn1571 -i was intrested in this job but what your obviously saying is that its not worth it?

[sborn1571]

@Eve925 You become a mortician and you are married to your job.It isnt like you get off work and go home, play with the kids, walk the dog, sit at the dinner table with your family. Oh no, you carry a pager and/or cell phone and wait for the next to die. Then, STOP what you are doing, put on a suit, and spend the next 2-4 hours at work. And thats if just ONE person dies.

[nikki39101]

woww!! I think i learned all that !!

[sborn1571]

@nikki39101 Thanks for commenting Nikki!

[stormcloud7999]

well i have heard it was a hard profession,.. my mom pasted away 6 years ago and while i was doing her arrangments and stuff the guy at the home offerd me an apprenticeship if i could get through the classes. i understand that the hours could be grueling at times but there are things that happen in all our lives that someone will have to eventual take care of for all of us. and my aunt thinks im nuts for thinkin about it but still theres something inside that calls me to it,..and i dunno why?

[sborn1571]

@stormcloud7999 Good luck!

[stormcloud7999]

this was very interseting it gave me a more formal look into what actually goes on while youre taking care of someone else love ones and making them presentable,..i didnt think of the sewing of a loose button,..but then it makes sense you wouldnt want the garment coming undone at a time like that. i have been thinkin about doing this kinda of thing for a few years im not sure about it,..but i still might. lol kinda looking for that push over the ede if you will,..thanks for posting :)

[sborn1571]

@stormcloud7999 It is a VERY HARD occupation, Being on call 24 hours a day with no overtime, getting up in the middle of the night, doesnt matter if you work 40 hours a week or 120 hours a week, paycheck still the same, and just try taking a lunch. Thanks for the comment, but trust me, there are better fields to go in.

[padude64]

Why cannot you tell families why their loved one just dropped dead or is this a conspiracy theory!

[padude64]

Like I want to rember my loved on screwed together!

[padude64]

Please explain what you do to loved ones??????????????

[sborn1571]

@padude64 :D

[padude64]

Caskets are ugly! Got me????????????????

[sborn1571]

@padude64 ?????????????????????

[padude64]

uNDERSTAND MY STATEMENT! tHERE IS no CASKET THAT IS BEAUTIFUL!

[padude64]

tHROW ME INTO THE OCEAN AND TO HELL WITH THE CASKET SHIT!

[sborn1571]

@padude64 :D

[padude64]

A cASKET TO ME IS UGLY IN ANY WAY AND JUST THROW ME INTO THE OEAN SO THE ANIMALS CAN HAVE A MEAL!

[sborn1571]

@padude64 :D

[padude64]

Funeral industry makes too much damn money! I have a choice for immediete burial or cremation! Why should I buy an expensive ugly casket!

[sborn1571]

@padude64 Uh, sure..

[padude64]

You funeral directors do not explain enough to the family!

[padude64]

What do you do in messy cases and gunshot cases?

[sborn1571]

@padude64 I do not give replies to such comments. Thanks!

[IvoryHearse]

thanks for sharing!

[sborn1571]

@IvoryHearse Your welcome! Thanks for watching!

[IvoryHearse]

@sborn1571 Im currently training to be a mortician myself; I'm enrolling into F.I.N.E Mortuary college in Norwood, Mass. Where did you graduate from?

[peachjubilee]

Thank you for the overview of all the embalming epuipment, This is my first sememster studying FSE. I'm in Ontario Canada and i'm not sure if some instuments are different but I notcied some missing from your display, I cannot mention them as I have a picture of them and no name LOL. Thanks again !!!

[sborn1571]

@peachjubilee Thanks for watching my video! Some instruments are not displayed. However, I was a trade embalmer for 9 years, and I can embalm a body with the ones shown. Really the main elements missing are the embalming table and water. Thanks again for you comment!

[ChiefEmbalmer]

Thank you for the video. I am studying Mortuary Sciences and Thanatology. I appreciate your overview of the instruments used by the trade.

[sborn1571]

@ChiefEmbalmer Well thank you for the compliment! I hope you do well in school and that my video gave you an idea of what the instruments look like and their function. Again, thank you!

[sborn1571]

@shelia734 Thanks for watching my video! As far as embalming a real dead body, certain state laws and regulations PROHIBIT photography or video of a dead body in the morgue. Second, you have to get permission from the deceased family members to take photos of their loved one if the video is used for demonstrations of the "before and after", or certain embalming techniques used. Third, our job is hard enough to do, and I would rather not discuss "torn up" bodies. But, thank you for your comment.

[jpupa79]

Neat video. I have to say I really appreciate the work and talent of a mortician. My grandmother looked terrible the night she died from pnemonia (sp?) I had that image haunt me- until the day of the wake. They really made her look amazing. I was so grateful. What a hard job you must have. They had to have used mouth formers and cotton in her mouth to make her face look full again. Either way morticians do an amazing job.

[sborn1571]

@jpupa79 Thank you very much for your kind words. I am sorry for the loss of your grandmother. Yes, it is important to have your loved one presented in a way for you to see that will NOT haunt you. God bless you and your family.

[jpupa79]

@sborn1571

God Bless you for your work and making dealing with death a little easier on the family of the deceased. I often wonder if morticians naturally have a "cast iron" stomach or if it's something that you just get used to with time. I work with a former mortician at a Life Insurance company ironically and only during our lunch hour does he feel the need to share stories. It's quite the diet regimen for most of us ladies! :)

[sborn1571]

@jpupa79 Quite odd that the former mortician likes to shares his "gory story" at lunch. Sounds like he needs to give the deceased a rest.

[jpupa79]

@sborn1571

I think you're right!

[LamontBsharp]

What are the requirments for school?

[sborn1571]

@LamontBsharp Embalming Anatomy Physiology Accounting Grief Counseling Chemistry Sociology Psychology Microbilogy Pathology Funeral Service History Restorative Art and many, many more courses!

[TheCaitielady]

great song and video :]]

i'm actually in mortuary school at the moment.

[sborn1571]

@TheCaitielady I hope my video helped you. Keep your grades up and keep up the good work! Thanks for your comment.

[lyricalaska]

This is so interesting! Wish there were classes available here in Alaska.

[sborn1571]

@lyricalaska Interesting..no schools in Mortuary Science. Thanks for the comment!

[carlos10047275]

Dear Friend:

thanks for the information, where do you usually purchase syn gel? i guess is not an easy item to be found, greetings from Venezuela.

[carlos10047275]

would you please tell me what syn gel is? any information will be good for me.

[sborn1571]

@carlos10047275 SynGel is a blue gel with coagulation properties. You would inject the distal parts of the finger. When this is done, the appendage will swell. This will create the availability for forensic fingerprinting. Also, SynGel has the gas HCHO (formaldehyde). This helps with decay.

[MissDtheoneandonly]

I just saw my friend dead in a casket today...he died last saturday in a head-on collision...it was very sad and made me wonder about the embalming process...

[RFKFANTS67]

@MissDtheoneandonly Sorry for your loss, I lost a best friend on October 11 1996 in a head on crash. In fact at 43 I've lost alot of friends in untimely accidents..starting back in 1985 most recent Easter of this year..

[sborn1571]

@MissDtheoneandonly Sorry for your loss. Help give grief support to the family.

[Melietcetera]

Very informative - thank you :)

[sborn1571]

@Melietcetera Happy to help!

[sborn1571]

@Tootallspottery Please dont spam on my forum. Thanks!

[butterocean]

Hi there!

where are your embalming fluids, and could you briefly explain what each one is for? pretty pleeeease!!!!!!!!!!! :-)

[sborn1571]

@butterocean I do not explain these answers on public forums. Thanks

[ttfd12]

Thank you for posting this I am very interested in this career and in funeral direction and you don't find very many postes that are exactly what you are looking for.

[lanx2]

good to know that ill have to memorized all that equipment. =) i am working to become an embalmer as well. thank you so much for this info.

[jtognazzi]

what's the song?

[crb2011]

@jtognazzi The song is bittersweet symphony by verve.

[sborn1571]

@jtognazzi Bitter Sweet by Verve

[14Greekboy14]

5/5 for the song at the backround *****

[sborn1571]

@14Greekboy14 Bitter Sweet!

[carlos10047275]

i am a fingerprint expert. I am looking for some product in order to rehydrate deteriorated or wrikled fingertips, is there any gel or tissue moisturizer to give the fingers a more natural shape? Any comments will be good for me.

[sborn1571]

@carlos10047275 Syn Gel can be used for rehydrating the tips of emaciated tissues.

[bakerbandy80]

it was a good video..could of explained more on the large siccors..sound like he was nervous

[IMHOTEP0357]

We normally use large scissors to cut hard to remove clothing. Sometimes we use the large scissors to cut the new clothes down the back in order to get them on. They come in handy...cutting towels...sheets...small plastic tubes.

[sborn1571]

@bakerbandy80 Sorry

[sullivanire]

im in the middle of my embalming collage in ireland and i am enjoying it im goin to become the youngest european emalmber when im finished the course which is cool , it isnt about the pay its how well you can present the body to a greaving family and when they are happy you know you done your jbe well .:)

[AnaAvery]

Thanks for the straightforward video, there are not many available.  I'm planning on attending mortuary college very soon.

[jtognazzi]

Me too!

[ogreny]

how many cases do u do? when u embalmed do u really used two Gallons of water  and fromdaye ?

[sborn1571]

@ogreny Ive operated on over 9000 people.

[devilsregret]

wow thanks for the video! i've been searchign for months on more stuff like this because i am actually going to school for funeral directing and emblaming in a month. this was very handy to me to see everything before i get into the class room. but i agree maybe you could post one on how these tools are used on the body or something?? might let people know this job isn't as creepy as they think it is. =D

[rotndoll]

wow sounds complicated. have you ever messed up a body? im going to became a embalmer so i was wondering if they get paid well?

[IMHOTEP0357]

You can make good money as a trade embalmer...but it's really not about pay - it's about passion. Trust me, there are some cases that you just can't seem to walk away from...

[AnaAvery]

rotndoll, from what I've researched embalmers do not get paid well, the average salary is comparable or less than what an LPN would make.

[AnaAvery]

But full-fledged funeral directors who also embalm make more.

[sborn1571]

@AnaAvery LPN do not make six figures a year.

[jtognazzi]

Depends on where you work, and who you work for.

[guambrilla]

creepy job

[Slagsmuklubben]

Thank you for posting this! This contained a lot of information. I'm planning to become a mortician later on in life.

[sborn1571]

@Slagsmuklubben No overtime with 90 hours a week, getting up at all hours of the night, and working all day....Only get into this occupation if your not married, no kids, and no pets. Trust me.

[shandifox]

wow

[kerry5101971]

Great song playing in the background while filming this, I wish more folks would lift the curtains to expose the "Great Oz" of the funerary world. However, once I bite the big 1, I want to either have a "green burial" or be cremated. I was friends with a cremator's kid & it was freaky to see it all happen then, but helped me to put things into perspective for when my time comes. Embalming is not just a job, but an art & knowing my luck, I'd get the "artist" who enjoys black velvet paintings...

[DoItYourselfGuy]

Okay, very interesting information on the tools of the embalming trade, have you considered doing a follow up on how to use them on a corpse? As for me, it reinforces my desire to be cremated, no viewing of the body

[kingmark82]

Umm....Correct me if I'm wrong, but that looked more like a pair of forcepts rather than a drainage tube.

[dphunkystud]

It was angular spring forceps. There are many embalmers who use that for drainage rather than a drain tube.

[sborn1571]

@kingmark82 Spring Forceps. I use them for drainage.

[MsVirginiaB]

wow that was pretty sweet i want to be a motician love the video : )

[gogoxdontxgo]

This was very interesting for me! I am planning on attending mortuary school when I graduate and I'm happy to see a brief video like this showing the tools used. Thanks!

[sborn1571]

@gogoxdontxgo Happy to help. Good luck!

[vivalakink]

Bittersweet Symphony...interesting soundtrack ... and kind of appropriate

[KellyMacCornmac]

Hello, I am interested in ebalming and death in general, how do you ebalm a person?

[sborn1571]

@KellyMacCornmac Those are answers I do not post publicly.

[deadhead7808]

HAHA You are far from Uncle Teddy.. I bet this makes all the future morticians proud. Good video. I am proud that a video I recommended you make gets so many view. Great job!

[FutureMotician11]

very informative. At times this man sounds a little like Ted Nugent. Lol.

[kingmark82]

I agree. He sounds like the Nuge.