embalm

[sraza]

how do you embalm a dead person for air travel

[rekstout]

The only consideration I can see when preparing a cadaver specifically for air transport would be to make applowances for the lowered air pressure by ensuring than any gas pockets in the body have a route of escape to prevent unpleasant swelling or even explosion. Alternatively (and more likely), the cadaver could be transported in an airtight coffin.

[homer]

The kind people at the Bradely Funeral Home tell us that:"The embalming process is much the same as embalming for a funeral without air travel involved. A thorough embalming should take place no matter what." And they point to an article about the general process: http://www.dodgeco.com/articles/embalming.html More specific detail may follow.

[dmcadam]

erm....may I ask why ??