How To Dress a Dead Body

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  • @suzvalentino1901
    @suzvalentino1901 Рік тому +29

    Martin you sir are a true professional. I saw the comment you made to someone about striving for perfection and you do. Don't think for a minute people won't notice how good their loved looks. It's the special touches that people see. Thank you for sharing this.

    • @zoiefinnian3540
      @zoiefinnian3540 Рік тому +2

      Ppl notice. My mother looked great. My stepdad looked awful.

  • @robertsherman9975
    @robertsherman9975 Рік тому +73

    Martin.
    I’ve seen many videos on caring for the dead.
    I find your videos to be professional, yet very personal and grounded.
    The information provided is straight forward with no confusion.
    Coming from a small community growing up. A majority of my family and friends that passed, were taken care of by one couple.
    They have been providing service to the community for 45+ years.
    I have the highest respect and gratitude for the individuals that provide this necessary service.
    Personally, individuals in profession are compassionate and caring.
    Best regards,
    R

    • @MartinsGraveyard
      @MartinsGraveyard  Рік тому +9

      Thank you, that's very nice of you 🙂

    • @reenyjackson7574
      @reenyjackson7574 Рік тому +1

      I was understood man being dressed by a man. Do men dress up the wemen to also I also thought that the clothing was cut up the back so all you have to do is lay on the body and tuck in the sides. When I had to send my mother's suit to the funeral home. They wanted a slip and a bra , I don't think they ask for shoes or knee hi's or anything like that. Her skirts were down to her ankles. She was a church mother. You do great work I hope my mom was treated with dignity like you did with the mannequin man body.

    • @gabrielaab1651
      @gabrielaab1651 Рік тому

      There is a profesionell case with respect for her job and client.@@reenyjackson7574

  • @assenettahalstead8865
    @assenettahalstead8865 Рік тому +12

    Thanks for the demonstrations, I have always heard that the clohes are split in the back but you have helped me to understand the procedure, thanks again

  • @VansSpartacus
    @VansSpartacus Рік тому +11

    This is the most difficult, emotional, job in the world, God Bless the ones who work in Funeral homes, this job isn't for the faint hearted, after all it's a job, and We are blessed to have some brave people on this Planet.. Hats off to all the people working in This Industry.. I was getting emotional when I was watching this video.. Thanks a Million for making This Video

    • @bobbyexplainer1138
      @bobbyexplainer1138 Рік тому +1

      I just want to start this job soonest my country Kenya no jobs only undertake job seems to have vacancies

    • @fiddleabout
      @fiddleabout 6 днів тому

      I think it's hot 🤷‍♂️

  • @lorenakato6348
    @lorenakato6348 Рік тому +13

    I also have respect for you cause of the care and respect you have for the person.i lost allot of people in my family,parents and 3 siblings so I appreciate your work and time you do. Thank you for your work

    • @Icbus688
      @Icbus688 8 місяців тому

      I lost 1 sibling.

  • @jefferykubitz4510
    @jefferykubitz4510 Рік тому +36

    Interesting. I was told the clothes have the backs slit to place on top of the body and tucked in. Your way, to me, is much better and allows a more finished and proper job.

    • @MartinsGraveyard
      @MartinsGraveyard  Рік тому +7

      Yeah I don't understand why some people cut them up for no reason. They probably don't know any better.

    • @nursetazzi
      @nursetazzi Рік тому +7

      If the body is dressed after embalming the clothes absolutely have to be cut. Once embalmed it's not possible to lift the arms up. He has to be dressing bodies that are not embalmed.

    • @marshayoung9387
      @marshayoung9387 Рік тому

      @@nursetazzi that's not true either. As soon as a person dies rigidity sets in. You won't be able to move the limbs at all.

    • @nursetazzi
      @nursetazzi Рік тому +6

      @Marsha Young You mean rigor mortis? That wears off after 24-36 hours and the limbs are flaccid again, easily moved. Embalming makes everything hard and stiff.

    • @Damien.layne1
      @Damien.layne1 Рік тому +1

      @@MartinsGraveyardin America it’s common practice it’s not about knowing better it’s about what’s easier the person is dead it’s not like it bothers them

  • @AK-jk7co
    @AK-jk7co Рік тому +15

    I find this so incredibly fascinating. Thank you for sharing.

  • @peacockpaula4723
    @peacockpaula4723 Рік тому +2

    Amazing job you're doing. Never seen this before. When my grandad died my family did all this... A bit scary. I don't like dead people, it's very sad. I don't believe in suffering, no not at all. Thank you for showing this, good to know... amazing, bless you.

  • @paulastone7226
    @paulastone7226 Рік тому +40

    Absolutely awesome and so respectful and efficient (even to the dummy!) Well done x

    • @noahhyde8769
      @noahhyde8769 Рік тому

      I always wondered what happened to the crash test dummies after the test.

  • @darkhorse8413
    @darkhorse8413 Рік тому +9

    I just discovered your channel today. I subscribed as quick as I could. You have my utmost respect in all that you do.

  • @rebeccakramp2020
    @rebeccakramp2020 Рік тому +41

    I didn’t think shoes were put on the deceased. They told us not to bring them when my parents died.
    I have the utmost respect for people in the mortuary business. It is something that needs to be done and not everyone is cut out for that type of work. I know I could never do it.

    • @danielscuiry2847
      @danielscuiry2847 Рік тому +2

      That happened with my dad they wouldn’t put shoes on him. What’s up with that? 🤷‍♂️

    • @gaggymott9159
      @gaggymott9159 Рік тому +6

      My beloved Mother died on 5 April 2023. My sister and I decided that shoes were a must, and we supplied our local Funeral Home with underwear, tights, bra and shoes. When my Mum was coffined, we checked if she was clothed appropriately. All clothes and jewellery were in place, just as we expected. Thank you, S Clarke and Son. 👍👍👍

    • @gaggymott9159
      @gaggymott9159 Рік тому +6

      ​@@danielscuiry2847It's the sign on a bad Funeral Director. If you want shoes on your loved one, it's your choice and you are entitled to have.Why? Because you are paying for your loved one to be dressed as you wish....

    • @RebeccaMoatleng-zx1go
      @RebeccaMoatleng-zx1go 11 місяців тому +1

      @@gaggymott9159 Mouth was not closef

  • @lillymay3632
    @lillymay3632 Рік тому +44

    I think we would all like someone like you looking after us when our time comes. 🥰

  • @kasie680
    @kasie680 Рік тому +3

    This is so respectful and I hope my loved ones were and are dressed like this, I’ve seen on other channels that people say they dressed the dead in big plastic bags under their clothes, and clothes are cut up the back, placed over the person and tucked underneath, I know they aren’t there anymore but it made me feel sad that they were in cold plastic bags and had no clothes on their backs, cold forever

  • @K-a-n-d-i-s
    @K-a-n-d-i-s Рік тому +11

    I can see this channel blowing up ! Really cool explanation, nice one.

    • @MartinsGraveyard
      @MartinsGraveyard  Рік тому +5

      Thanks, it cost me a lot of work with this one but it was well worth it. I feel like I just gave birth to a child, that was way overdue 😄

    • @K-a-n-d-i-s
      @K-a-n-d-i-s Рік тому +4

      @@MartinsGraveyard hahaha you should be so proud !

  • @U.S.A..
    @U.S.A.. Рік тому +30

    This is one of the reasons why I'm being cremated. I don't want to go to my resting place wearing a diaper.

    • @MartinsGraveyard
      @MartinsGraveyard  Рік тому +6

      You prefer going as dust instead?

    • @U.S.A..
      @U.S.A.. Рік тому

      @@MartinsGraveyard yes yes yes I prefer going as dust instead

    • @U.S.A..
      @U.S.A.. Рік тому

      @@MartinsGraveyard I don't want somebody manhandling my body washing me down dressing me putting diapers on me putting makeup on I prefer being cremated and ashes scattered.

    • @dianebaugher3919
      @dianebaugher3919 Рік тому +1

      If you have a viewing they will put that diaper on you lol

    • @U.S.A..
      @U.S.A.. Рік тому

      @@dianebaugher3919 no I want to be cremated immediately upon my I absolutely do not want a viewing

  • @korilijoejoy8473
    @korilijoejoy8473 Рік тому +7

    What a priceless job. May God bless you.

    • @yvonneholmes2990
      @yvonneholmes2990 Рік тому

      Iread somewhere that they cut the clothes up the back .Bodies do relaxed eventually....this looked hard work and a bit too much trauma on the deceased

  • @LindzTheLooneyOfLondon
    @LindzTheLooneyOfLondon Місяць тому

    I have only just discovered your channel and I’m loving it, all of it. Watching you struggling with socks though is something I share as I’m disabled, there are several sock aids on the market, one holds open the sock making it easier to get it passed the heel, I see no reason why it wouldn’t work in your situation and make life a bit easier for you and your client!
    I love your art especially and find it interesting to hear about the different burial practices, but the videos with your lovely wife made my day xxx❤

    • @MartinsGraveyard
      @MartinsGraveyard  Місяць тому

      Thanks for stopping by! I'm glad that you like my stuff. Tell your friends! That's a good idea with that sock thingy. I'll try it, thanks.

  • @mariebeveridge9324
    @mariebeveridge9324 Рік тому +11

    Thank you for sharing. You are incredibly professional and respectful. I find this so fascinating your tips are am sure a huge help to others who share your same profession.👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻

    • @MartinsGraveyard
      @MartinsGraveyard  Рік тому +2

      Thank you Marie. I strive for perfection and always try to do things a little bit better. I recently turned back half way out of the cemetery because I looked at the picture and saw that the tie could be better adjusted. They laugh at me and tell me that I overdo things.

    • @gabrielaab1651
      @gabrielaab1651 Рік тому

      You are the best at I see like now...congratulationdear Martin.@@MartinsGraveyard

  • @emmaholmes7945
    @emmaholmes7945 Рік тому +4

    The trick with the shirt & jacket is brilliant never seen that before. The plastic bag on the foot then roll the socks over it is also a good trick ~ I was shown it by a nurse when she was helping me get ready for my kidney transplant 👍

    • @MartinsGraveyard
      @MartinsGraveyard  Рік тому +1

      How is that new kidney working for you?

    • @emmaholmes7945
      @emmaholmes7945 Рік тому +1

      @@MartinsGraveyard I put up with 5yrs of dialysis before I eventually got my call for my transplant, that was in 2015. Apart from secondary issues and complications my kidney is working fine. Every day I think of my donor's family and give thanks for their daughter being on the donor list.
      Thank you for asking 👍🙂

    • @MartinsGraveyard
      @MartinsGraveyard  Рік тому +1

      @@emmaholmes7945 That's great to hear. 5 years of dialysis sounds like a nightmare.

    • @emmaholmes7945
      @emmaholmes7945 Рік тому +1

      @@MartinsGraveyard the dialysis certainly a drag but I made some good friends & the staff were amazing. I did the last few years doing home dialysis on my own ~ a bit scary 😮
      My mom did about 15yrs on dialysis 🤯 I couldn't do that

    • @MartinsGraveyard
      @MartinsGraveyard  Рік тому +1

      @@emmaholmes7945 Did you have polycystic kidney? I've seen one the size of the liver. I have it at work as a wet specimen.

  • @joannemosley3433
    @joannemosley3433 2 дні тому +1

    Thank you for the demo. The funeral home that took care of my mother cut the back of her dress out. It looked as if they stitched her lips together because when she passed, her mouth was opened.

  • @RomanShein1978
    @RomanShein1978 Рік тому +4

    Good video. Initially, I was confused due to the presence of what looked like a blood pressure monitor, as blood pressure control seems long overdue at this stage. But later I understood that it is a part attached to the dummy.😀

  • @brownbagz
    @brownbagz Рік тому +6

    My ex husband was a mortician. We met and married at 19 but divorced 5 yrs later. Working with him the , I could look at everything but now at 57, my stomach gets queasy looking at baby throw up! Great video!

  • @maryatwood4377
    @maryatwood4377 11 місяців тому +1

    How do you keep the eyes and mouth closed. This was good to know.ty

  • @orighomisandediare4990
    @orighomisandediare4990 Рік тому +1

    In Nigeria, the clothes have zips at the back that detach so it is ready to slip on in front and zip up with ease. A job well done.

  • @stacyinsane
    @stacyinsane Рік тому +3

    hello I just want to say thank you to you and others like you on your profession for your service to our deceased loved ones with people like you our families wouldn't be looking so lovely and well taken care of after their death

  • @donniecoleman8509
    @donniecoleman8509 Рік тому +6

    You did a great job. Thanks for being kind to them.

  • @405hp
    @405hp 2 місяці тому +1

    Do you not glue the eyes and mouth shut? What about embalming?

  • @davidmckinney6577
    @davidmckinney6577 Рік тому +2

    Over here in the US funeral directors cut the clothing up the back and drape it over the body and tuck it in..and always use plastic undergarments usually whole body plastic undergarments.

  • @marthamullinax8247
    @marthamullinax8247 Рік тому +4

    He is actually dressing them. Most places cut the clothes up the back and stuffs them under the body. A lot of funeral homes sale half suits and half dresses meaning you only buy the front

    • @Copeandseethe822
      @Copeandseethe822 Рік тому

      Because it's not possible to dress an embalmed body this way.

  • @susanfaulkner2304
    @susanfaulkner2304 Рік тому +5

    Very nicely done. You have a kind heart.

  • @JanetMacaw
    @JanetMacaw Рік тому +1

    You are MAGNIFICAT MARTIN you really do it all and what a kind way you handle him. Excellent job. Good night to you all 😇👍

  • @spiritas5372
    @spiritas5372 Рік тому

    Appreciate the peaks behind the curtain as it were. Wish I could observe and chat in person. Also big props for hand digging graves, didn't think that was still being done, i think it adds a nice personal touch to someones final resting place.

  • @monicahyland8641
    @monicahyland8641 Рік тому +17

    I’m from New York and I worked in a funeral home for a while and this was one of my favorite jobs yet saddest at some times . Thanks for sharing, great content and education.

    • @GeetaNagoo
      @GeetaNagoo Рік тому

      😂

    • @dorcasonyango3957
      @dorcasonyango3957 11 місяців тому

      So you mean when people die it's your joy😮😮😏😏

    • @monicahyland8641
      @monicahyland8641 11 місяців тому

      @@dorcasonyango3957 so why do you twist words around, psychopath. Many funerals I attended as I worked were celebrations of life. So many people had a life time of greatness and achievement, the saddest ones that I attended as I worked and I mentioned it in my comment, were people who passed long before their time or children, children were the hardest to ever work during. But I can honestly say I enjoyed working in a funeral home with the families of the loved ones and the job I had. I lost my job when Covid hit.

  • @Annabow-h9p
    @Annabow-h9p 17 днів тому +2

    I wish i could do this job!!!!

  • @phylliswells9889
    @phylliswells9889 Рік тому +3

    Thank you for taking such
    Respectful care 🙏🏽

  • @phillip4328
    @phillip4328 Рік тому +1

    Iv wonder four years how our loved ones have been delt with during these procedures watching this gives me sadness and Respect for those willing to do this for us all during our Pains of lose at those times , it's hard for us to imagine a love one in a holding area for days or weeks prior to burial just laying there alone or with others ,
    It is as torture for us , we can only hope that a mortician will be just as professional and Caring with our love ones , thank you for giving us a little insight how you manage a deceased one 🙏🙏❤️ it is a Ministry ✝️

  • @LindzTheLooneyOfLondon
    @LindzTheLooneyOfLondon Місяць тому

    Additional suggestion with shoes a plastic bag under the foot can help reduce foot friction similar to a shoe horn but for the whole foot. After the shoe is on the bag should pull out relatively easily. Hope this helps

  • @MarlonBrooks-uq5cg
    @MarlonBrooks-uq5cg 22 дні тому +1

    Good work never goes unwritten

  • @zoiefinnian3540
    @zoiefinnian3540 Рік тому +1

    Can I ask why you didn’t cut the shirt or jacket up the back? Would it not have made doing this alone easier? Also, does the head keep purging once it’s embalmed? Is the brain only moved into the thoracic cavity when there is an autopsy, or always. Or, Is the head not always embalmed?

    • @MartinsGraveyard
      @MartinsGraveyard  Рік тому +1

      We don't embalm and yes, the brain always lands in the thoraic cavity after an autopsy.

    • @zoiefinnian3540
      @zoiefinnian3540 Рік тому

      @@MartinsGraveyard thank you

  • @janhunt6042
    @janhunt6042 Рік тому

    Also wondering exactly how you place the body in the casket. I believe you use straps and a hoist?

  • @susanjay2943
    @susanjay2943 4 місяці тому +1

    What do you do with mouth open

  • @lekamaharaj7514
    @lekamaharaj7514 11 місяців тому

    ITS AMAZING THE PRIDE YOU TAKE IN YOUR JOB.I Used to be scared of the dead and dying bcoz I'm very ill but can rest assure my departure will be a good one

  • @genericchannel126
    @genericchannel126 10 місяців тому

    I had to change a dead bodys clothes today! I work as a CNA in the nursing home and the process is exactly the same as this!!

  • @dorothyknox2218
    @dorothyknox2218 Рік тому

    I am just watching your video i pass by it when i first seem it because i lost my grandson in January so i could not watch this but where i live funeral homes request all clothing which include the under shirt for men for women include the bra and a full slip shoes if you want an open casket but thanks for showing how the body is dress always wonder how it was done

  • @cjjm17
    @cjjm17 Рік тому +2

    When I roll someone I pick them up by their leg and pull the leg towards me and they roll without straining yourself too much

  • @dellacarroway8029
    @dellacarroway8029 Рік тому +1

    It's comforting knowing the facts of things unknown

  • @Bobsgerbilstore
    @Bobsgerbilstore 3 місяці тому

    I find it a lot easier to cut the plastic into large sheets and dispose of them individually. That way any blood and bodily fluids can be poured onto the table and down the drain. This might be because I'm a very short person but I've always found it awkward to handle the entire body bag, plus fluids, as one unit.

  • @Nccr3-ht8gm
    @Nccr3-ht8gm Рік тому +1

    In the USA
    It's common to cut
    The clothing down the back

  • @JordansMom769
    @JordansMom769 Рік тому

    Shirt tutorial was new to me. I always thought the back of the shirts were cut, to make them easier to put on.

  • @countrydawn418
    @countrydawn418 Рік тому

    Very good video sir. Can i ask you a question about some embalming.

    • @MartinsGraveyard
      @MartinsGraveyard  Рік тому

      Thanks. I don't know much about embalming but ask away.

  • @geriannroth449
    @geriannroth449 Рік тому +1

    Good vid I usually tuck the shirt in the underwear to get a better fitted shirt on the body. I've never seen a shirt or jacket put on that way before & I've been embalming for 34 years I gotta give your method a try.

    • @MartinsGraveyard
      @MartinsGraveyard  Рік тому +1

      Try it and get back to me please. Thanks for watching 🙂

    • @geriannroth449
      @geriannroth449 Рік тому

      @Martin the Maker wildo & keep up the videos last night was the first time seeing your channel but it's interesting

    • @serafina.l.kharchandy3469
      @serafina.l.kharchandy3469 Рік тому

      ​@@MartinsGraveyard 😊😊

    • @ur5860
      @ur5860 7 місяців тому +1

      @@geriannroth449 Hello. Did you ever try this method? How did it work out?
      Thanks so much for in advance for your response!

  • @cedricka.tucker3224
    @cedricka.tucker3224 Рік тому

    Great video. I always thought that clothing was cut in the rear for easy dressing.

  • @irenew6202
    @irenew6202 Рік тому

    My husband passed 5 years ago from cancer .. I noticed there was was a large lump under his nose..can you tell me what that was caused from?

  • @angelastanley-wr6vp
    @angelastanley-wr6vp Рік тому +6

    Y'all are amazing 👏 Always wondered how you do this. Wonderful job!!

  • @sherryritter9175
    @sherryritter9175 Рік тому +1

    What is a dressing gown?

    • @MartinsGraveyard
      @MartinsGraveyard  Рік тому

      I just googled it and I know now but I'll keep it from you as a secret.

  • @browncandy5017
    @browncandy5017 Рік тому +1

    So..does everyone's body get napkins stuffed down the mouth and nose and does all deceased wear a diaper

    • @MartinsGraveyard
      @MartinsGraveyard  Рік тому

      Depends on a case and I can't say what the other countries are doing.

  • @liveandletlive7152
    @liveandletlive7152 Рік тому

    Thank you for the gentle care you give the dead.
    My grandmother's arms were broken to fit into her clothes. Is this normal?

    • @MartinsGraveyard
      @MartinsGraveyard  Рік тому

      No that's not normal at all.

    • @liveandletlive7152
      @liveandletlive7152 Рік тому

      @@MartinsGraveyard Thank you for for your kind reply.
      We thought this was the process so we did not think much about it but I remember I felt shocked that this happened but as I said I thought there was no other way.
      They lacked the technique of how to fit the clothes onto the body I guess.
      I'm so sad my grandmother was disrespected. They were so kind to us,I don't want to think that it was meant disrespectfully,I think they simply did not know how to do it better.

  • @MoraChicca
    @MoraChicca Рік тому

    E se nella sacca dei cadaveri ci sono fluidi come la togli? E come si smaltisce dopo? 😮 la ripieghi lo stesso.? Poi per la barba, se la bocca è chiusa e non si apre come si fa in quel caso?

  • @MariaPerez-zw3xx
    @MariaPerez-zw3xx Рік тому

    Absolutely awesome. I never saw that in my life but it looks is cool.

    • @MartinsGraveyard
      @MartinsGraveyard  Рік тому

      Thanks, I'm glad you liked it so much. Check out the others too!

  • @fraserharrison6571
    @fraserharrison6571 Рік тому

    What did u do with the nose and mouth after you removed the stuff

  • @amythomas1124
    @amythomas1124 Рік тому

    Just curious, you dressed the body on the table. How do you get the dressed body into the casket?

  • @henkzaanstad2256
    @henkzaanstad2256 Рік тому

    Respect..ik volg je al wat maanden, je doet het geweldig mooi en liefdevol. Echt mooi en leuk. Veel Respect ! Groet uit Nederland

    • @MartinsGraveyard
      @MartinsGraveyard  Рік тому

      I understood a lot more than I expected, thanks! Greetings from Poland 🇵🇱

  • @jaquelinedfranklin978
    @jaquelinedfranklin978 Рік тому

    Martin ❤I am thanking you for my family and everyone else family you haven't service else you have respect God continue to bless you and your family

  • @annethompson2173
    @annethompson2173 Рік тому +8

    You show the utmost respect ... thankyou

  • @mirenerreginegarciapalmero6897

    Well explained! Got a bit shocked with the part of the 'terrible wounds' & the clingfilm & what is shown.. Definitely not a job for everyone.. 😟

  • @weezerowyzawrotglowy
    @weezerowyzawrotglowy Рік тому +1

    i want to do this kind of work in the future, you help me alot...

    • @MartinsGraveyard
      @MartinsGraveyard  Рік тому +1

      I hope that someone can watch this and dress a body without any major problems. Thanks for watching 🙂

  • @georgewilliams8357
    @georgewilliams8357 Рік тому

    I always thought that they cut the back out on the clothing whenever they clothed a male dead boby, but how do they put clothes on a dead of a woman?

    • @MartinsGraveyard
      @MartinsGraveyard  Рік тому

      I doesn't depend on gender. You cut clothes whenever you cannot put them on the usual way.

  • @ChristinaLingiweMateta
    @ChristinaLingiweMateta Рік тому

    Hello how do you put the body in the coffin please will you show us

  • @vithanatopraxie
    @vithanatopraxie 5 місяців тому

    Good job, not a big fan of your technique for the shirt and jacket though. For the wicking you should ask an embalmer for some dissection forceps, some cotton and some eye caps. A needle injector for the mouth suture is easy once you know how to use it.

    • @MartinsGraveyard
      @MartinsGraveyard  5 місяців тому

      Needle injector is faulty, especially with older people with receeding gums, and eyecaps are only necessary when the eyballs are sunken, which doesn't happen often. Thanks for your advice, but I prefer doing things my way, and I know well what I should.

    • @vithanatopraxie
      @vithanatopraxie 5 місяців тому

      @@MartinsGraveyard I do agree with the needle injector, that's why, we embalmers, master both the suture and the needle injector. I do believe you would improve greatly by listening to embalmers, because at the end of the day it's not about YOU, it's about giving the best result for the grieving families. That's about it. Wishing you the best.

  • @Mimer6
    @Mimer6 Рік тому

    Can't it smell a lot if the person has been lying around for a while before being found?
    What do you do to reduce the smell during work?

    • @MartinsGraveyard
      @MartinsGraveyard  Рік тому

      If the person was lying around, as you put it, then it is buried without viewing. If there's a faint smell then I just use perfume. We don't dress decomps.

  • @jaimelandron7431
    @jaimelandron7431 Рік тому

    Questions I previously had were answered on videos you have, which I viewed.
    Thank you for your response and information you provide on UA-cam videos.

    • @MartinsGraveyard
      @MartinsGraveyard  Рік тому

      I'm glad that you're satisfied. Thank you for watching.

  • @TOMS-ux4zp
    @TOMS-ux4zp Рік тому

    What if Rigor mortice has set in you would not be able to lift the arms above the head unless you broke them? You are a real compassionate person!.

    • @MartinsGraveyard
      @MartinsGraveyard  Рік тому

      There's no such thing as breaking the arms while dressing bodies. It's a common myth. I break rigor mortis by exercising the limbs in all directions.

  • @ricog8209
    @ricog8209 Рік тому

    Its ok to use that shirt technique if the person is wearing a jacket but what happens when the person is only buried in a shirt? Won't it appear wrinkled?

  • @MariaAbrams
    @MariaAbrams Рік тому +1

    So...are you an embalmer/mortician? I just now stumbled across this channel and this is the 3rd long video I've watched and I'm fascinated. I love very macabre things, so this fits lol. But I see other videos about fixing washing machines and stuff, so I'm confused? Lol but I love it! What do you do? And where do you live? Love your videos so far! 🖤

    • @MartinsGraveyard
      @MartinsGraveyard  Рік тому +1

      I do a lot of stuff in general but I work with the dead for a living. Confusion is the right reaction, looking at my stuff. Thanks for watching 🙂

  • @lisabadger603
    @lisabadger603 Рік тому +5

    I was told that the clothes are cut up the back and then slipped on the front. Doe to rigor?Also no shoes put on. Just different styles of preping? You do such an awesome job!!! Great work

    • @MartinsGraveyard
      @MartinsGraveyard  Рік тому +4

      You can break rigor mortis by exercising the limbs. I never cut the clothes unless they are to small and there's no time to buy new ones.

  • @londonkyguy
    @londonkyguy Рік тому

    Do you not use a dignity cloth on the body when you take it from the body bag and how do you close the moth. I am assuming the body was not embalmed.

    • @MartinsGraveyard
      @MartinsGraveyard  Рік тому

      What's a dignity cloth?

    • @londonkyguy
      @londonkyguy Рік тому

      @@MartinsGraveyard Always keep the genital area covered with a towel. It just plain respect to the deceased. I guess maybe I was referring more to while the body was being embalmed.

    • @MartinsGraveyard
      @MartinsGraveyard  Рік тому

      @londonkyguy Oh I get it. When I'm embalming I go through the femoral artery and need to monitor for leakage so the cloth would be obscuring the view.

  • @sontomabuza1099
    @sontomabuza1099 Рік тому

    Thanks allot but im afraid in my calture grany don't do this or that 😮

  • @davidbabcock1231
    @davidbabcock1231 Рік тому

    What do you do if the body is very heavy and you can’t roll it as well as you can with the lighter ones?

    • @MartinsGraveyard
      @MartinsGraveyard  Рік тому

      I call backup. Did this recently as the woman was 140 kg.

  • @DeanJackson-m9w
    @DeanJackson-m9w Рік тому

    Does the family provide the underwear or the mortuary?

  • @groermaik
    @groermaik Рік тому

    After all this fixing them up, how do you get them in the casket without undoing what you just did?

    • @MartinsGraveyard
      @MartinsGraveyard  Рік тому

      It always gets undone a bit anyway so I make final adjustments one more time while the body is in the casket. So basically, I'm doing the same thing twice.

  • @pennyholland703
    @pennyholland703 Рік тому

    Lovely presentation of how to dress a dead person, the best seen so far, thank you.

  • @robertwunner5523
    @robertwunner5523 Рік тому

    Thank you for showing how it's done. It was interesting.

  • @earleenaustin174
    @earleenaustin174 Рік тому

    Once this is done could a body be kept at home?

    • @MartinsGraveyard
      @MartinsGraveyard  Рік тому

      It could for one day maybe but that tradition faded with current generation.

  • @joncampos5551
    @joncampos5551 Рік тому

    What about embalming the body first? Or was this already done?

    • @MartinsGraveyard
      @MartinsGraveyard  Рік тому +1

      We don't embalm. We do but it's like one in a thousand bodies so it doesn't even count.

    • @joncampos5551
      @joncampos5551 Рік тому +1

      @@MartinsGraveyard No wonder you try to prevent purge. Yuck.

  • @unawatson316
    @unawatson316 Рік тому

    What you do to the mouth when it is open

  • @beatricejanebelk2931
    @beatricejanebelk2931 Рік тому

    Thank You for Sharing that great video. From Tulsa Oklahoma GOD BLESSED YOU AND YOUR FAMILY'AND FRIENDS.

  • @joannedawncombs4871
    @joannedawncombs4871 Рік тому

    So this has been bothering me ever since my brother passed away in May 2017 . My mom and grandma made my brothers funeral arrangements and everything my mom told me she never took clothes to the funeral home for him . What would they have put on him do they have extra clothes there in a case like that ?

    • @MartinsGraveyard
      @MartinsGraveyard  Рік тому

      They have clothes or go buy them if the client doesn't provide them.

    • @joannedawncombs4871
      @joannedawncombs4871 Рік тому

      @@MartinsGraveyard Ok thank you so very much for replying back . That really sets my mind at ease knowing that my brother wasn’t buried with no clothes. I am glad they provide clothing.

  • @shawmoore918
    @shawmoore918 Рік тому

    In the video the mouth was left open. How do you close the mouth for viewing?

  • @harrycraig3226
    @harrycraig3226 Рік тому

    DO YOU PUT ON A GRIDDLE AND NYLONS A FEMALE.

  • @joycejones4855
    @joycejones4855 Рік тому +1

    I never thought shoes would be on the deceased feet I guess because I’m only always seeing half of the casket open

    • @MartinsGraveyard
      @MartinsGraveyard  Рік тому +1

      We have caskets with the lid completely detachable. Those with hinges and the lid split into two we call the American and they are not used often in here.

  • @vickiek2276
    @vickiek2276 Рік тому +1

    Very interesting. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

  • @1989opprsvp
    @1989opprsvp Рік тому

    How do you use the trocar for the abdominal cavity work? Too much is being left out.

  • @craigroberts3982
    @craigroberts3982 Рік тому

    I'm not sure when the next time is I'll be dressing a dead person but it was very interesting. Lifting them out of the trunk is tough too.

  • @DanielGallardo-i6h
    @DanielGallardo-i6h 9 місяців тому +1

    Me parecio muy interesante, soy de origen mexicano, y me toco vestir un cuerpo de traje y si se me complico, muy buena información y me gustaria que presente mas videos de suturar el cuerpo, y de localizar de una manera mas rapida el paquete vascular; (carotida y vena). gracias.

  • @cheriamour2429
    @cheriamour2429 Рік тому

    Do you have to sew the lips together?

    • @MartinsGraveyard
      @MartinsGraveyard  Рік тому

      Not always. I only do it when the mandible is very loose, mostly with skinny old people.

  • @dannettbedford2672
    @dannettbedford2672 8 місяців тому

    Thanks for your professional work.

  • @cathyspooner7093
    @cathyspooner7093 Рік тому

    I had to dress quite a few that passed when I worked in the nursing homes it can be a challege

  • @ManpreetSingh-iy4mo
    @ManpreetSingh-iy4mo Рік тому +5

    Educational and fun to watch you demonstrate, thank you 🙏

  • @AnthonyBrown-to2ie
    @AnthonyBrown-to2ie Рік тому

    Man I am a First Time Viewer I Guess ever Mortician Does things Differently But u made it look so Easy Great Video.

  • @marym5465
    @marym5465 Рік тому

    If I want to do this job do I have to go to college for it?