It is probably not possible to view an embalming, unless the individual is a licensed embalmer or perhaps a student of the mortuary sciences. Normally, the family is not present during the process of embalming a loved one, as there is a lot involved in the embalming process that may be hard to see. There is removal of blood and replacing it with preservative chemicals, which prevents the body
. from bloating and allows the body to be presentable during a viewing. Most people do not have the desire to watch the embalming process.There are articles and descriptive essays in which the embalming process is described in great detail, if one was simply curious enough to know how the process works. In some instances, students that are in the mortuary science programs at different colleges and universities are exposed to various videos of embalming processes. These videos force the students to get used to the idea of working with a dead body, and what is expected of the student once they are graduated and in the funeral home.Individuals who wish to study mortuary science must have a strong stomach and the will to learn the ins an outs of the human body. There are other processes that must be completed before a body can be embalmed, such as an autopsy and cutting of specific ligaments and tendons in the body. The autopsy is usually done by the medical examiner; however, the cutting of the ligaments and tendons can either be done by the medical examiner or the mortician.Mortuary science students will likely go and view the embalming process after completing a large portion of the book work. These visits are the equivalent of a nursing students "clinicals", and are generally graded as a test portion of the final grade.More reference links: http://ezinearticles.com/?View-an-Embalming&id=2022991 www.metacafe.com/watch/2207928/embalming/
