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Death procedure?
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Apologies if this sounds morbid but I came close to having a death in the family recently, a relative just about survived a heart attack.
This got me wondering: if I had been the only next of kin, what's the procedure when someone dies? Obviously the funeral has to be arranged, there's a post mortem etc but how soon do they happen?
This got me wondering: if I had been the only next of kin, what's the procedure when someone dies? Obviously the funeral has to be arranged, there's a post mortem etc but how soon do they happen?
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Then the undertakers take the casket or whatever to the cemetary, where there are a few final words and it's buried.
Not a very pleasant experience, hope you're ok.
ive known of cases where someone has gone through the turmoil of organising loads of stuff, with someone who is terminally ill, but then pullled artound
Doctor is called, person pronounced dead, doctor signs a form which the NOK has to take to the Registry Office (Births, Deaths, marriages) to get a death certificate
The NOK contacts funeral parlour and the arrangements are made.
Then it's either the open casket viewing, if specified there is a service held then the next day (usually) the funeral takes place.
If there is a will then that all gets sorted out with lawyers etc but if not then things are just settled within the family.
Yep.
A lot of hospitals, and particularly hospices have things like bereavement cousellors to go through everything with the family and help them out.
You (as NOK) have to consent to an autopsy being carried out if one is required, whether it be a full examination or restricted to, say, the thorax. Only HM Coroner can order an autopsy without NOK consent - in medicolegal cases.
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Open caskets, morgues, funeral parlours - is this Six Feet Under?