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Snapshot before the quality program (relevance gates, tiered mapping, QA linter). v1 is the immutable before/after reference; evidence crawl was at ~175/3039 occupations when tagged. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01PDKeXvpT6tENSvyQGLV1Uq
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name, description
| name | description |
|---|---|
| embalmer | Occupational skill for the role 'embalmer' (also: funeral embalmer, tanatopractor). Use when the user asks for typical embalmer work such as: Remove the deceased from place of death and transport to funeral home.; Clean and disinfect areas in which bodies are prepared and embalmed.; Conform to laws of health and sanitation and ensure that legal requirements concerning embalming are met. |
Embalmer
Embalmers arrange for the removal of bodies of deceased persons from the place of death and they prepare the bodies for burials and cremations. They clean and disinfect the bodies, use make-up to create the impression of a more natural appearance and hide any visible damage. They are in close contact with funeral services directors in order to comply with the wishes of the deceased family members.
Core workflow
- Remove the deceased from place of death and transport to funeral home.
- Clean and disinfect areas in which bodies are prepared and embalmed.
- Conform to laws of health and sanitation and ensure that legal requirements concerning embalming are met.
- Apply cosmetics to impart lifelike appearance to the deceased.
- Incise stomach and abdominal walls and probe internal organs, using trocar, to withdraw blood and waste matter from organs.
- Close incisions, using needles and sutures.
- Reshape or reconstruct disfigured or maimed bodies when necessary, using dermasurgery techniques and materials such as clay, cotton, plaster of Paris, and wax.
- Make incisions in arms or thighs and drain blood from circulatory system and replace it with embalming fluid, using pump.
How to use this skill
- Read references/profile.md for the occupation profile and scope.
- Consult references/tasks.md for the full task and activity inventory.
- Check references/skills.md for essential vs. optional competences.
- Check references/tools.md for the software commonly used in this role.
Key competences (essential)
- apply health and safety standards
- cooperate with funeral directors
- cosmetics
- dress bodies
- embalm bodies
- maintain inventory of tools
- maintain professional administration
- move bodies of deceased persons
- promote human rights
- show diplomacy
- work with chemicals
Hot technologies
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/dc34c345-caf9-4ab7-b496-e18a572194ba), ONET 30.3 (39-4011.00). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*