Funeral Directing Final Exam Study Guide

You are working late at night in the embalming room trying to prepare Jennifer Johnson for her early morning flight. You cannot find a new combo container anywhere and have no time to order a new one. Mr. Yension was shipped to your location a couple of days ago and you still have his combo. You decide to use his used combo container and cross off his flight info on the cardboard lid. What, if anything, happens when you drop Ms. Johnson off for her flight? - Answer- The airline rejects Jennifer Johnson because you reused the combo container When a funeral home is forwarding the deceased's remains, they are ____ - Answer- sending the deceased to another funeral home for their final disposition Harmony is of the Islamic faith and wishes her remains to be shipped to Indonesia. Islamic faith forbids embalming. Are her remains able to be shipped to Indonesia? - Answer- Yes, as long as dry ice is used along with a Ziegler case No country will require the funeral home to have documents translated into their native language, true or false? - Answer- False There is a large federal agency group regulation for funeral services, which ensures remains are shipped properly, true or false? - Answer- False What documentation is required when a funeral home ships human remains? (Select all that apply.) - Answer- - Death Certificate for the deceased - Photo id issued by a government agency and your FD license - A letter of non-contagious disease Funeral homes are required to register as ____ with each airline they use to ship human remains - Answer- Known shippers This process requires an actual visit by a representative of the consulate or embassy to view the body - Answer- Authentication When shipping remains in a metal casket, what needs to be removed to avoid the lid of the casket from compressing? - Answer- The cap When the deceased is being shipped in a casket, they should ____ - Answer- Be lowered to the bottom of the casket Who conducts the military portion of the committal service? - Answer- Chaplain Who goes second in the order of participation at the committal service for full military honors? - Answer- Bugler To what is every el