A morgue or mortuary can be a place
that can send chills up and down the spine of some…it can often be found in a
hospital or elsewhere…and it is in this place that it is used for the storage
of human corpses that are awaiting identification, perhaps by the latest DNA or
other methods…or removal for an autopsy…or more commonly, disposal by burial,
cremation or other method…usually, bodies are kept refrigerated to ‘preserve’
them so to speak…of course some bodies are embalmed and there is no need for
refrigeration…most bodies don’t spend much time in the morgue, but in some
cases, bodies have been kept there for years…for a variety of reasons…a person
who is responsible for the handling and washing of bodies is now known as a
morgue attendant, or autopsy technician…there are those that might find such an
occupation gruesome, but others find it no different than any other job…at
least the customers don’t complain…then there’s the funeral cosmetologist who
is responsible for dressing the body and applying make-up before a funeral…they
may also have to do some constructive work on the face if it is
needed…sometimes this is done by the embalmer of funeral director.
