Ch 12 Klicker

Question 1

Thomas Holmes

Answer 1

Prepared some 4000 fallen soldiers for shipping home during civil war. $100.

Question 2

People allowed to deliver or receive human remains from an airport:

Answer 2

Funeral director or licensed trainee. Must produce two forms of ID, picture id and license or registration card.

Question 3

All airlines require:

Answer 3

Body to be embalmed

If not, packed with dry ice or ice packs or in Ziegler case, no sign of putrefaction or leaking.

Both sending and receiving funeral home could be liable for clean up costs if body leaks.

Question 4

Shipping casketed remains

Answer 4

• Body lowered to bottom of casket
• Face and hands covered to prevent cosmetics from rubbing off
• box by feet to prevent sliding
• lock casket, so top doesn’t collapse
• must be in shipping unit
• all info in shipping envelope taped to top of casket
• btp in envelope

Question 5

Shipping non-casketed remains

Answer 5

• plastics should be worn
• minimum of hospital gown
• wrapped in a sheet
• send clothes in a bag
• anchor body to combo tray by nylon straps
• all flight info in envelope
• one time use container must be discarded.

Question 6

Apostile

Answer 6

Verification of a notary seal or govt agency seal &a accompanying signature.