What is a Viscera Bag? - Just Give Me 2 Minutes

Kari Northey, a funeral director and embalmer, explains what a viscera bag is.
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[@jbsdiversified9510]

Yes the medical examiners and pathologists clean the body cavity out pretty well. Our work is more involved than what the general public will ever know. Educators like you do a very good job of informing the general public of just how professional embalmers and morticians are to society. Perhaps because of you we'll be appreciated much better because of all we do to try to make one's deceased loved ones look as natural and presentable as we possibly can! Thanks Kari!

[@jbsdiversified9510]

You are the only person I know that can do a thorough explanation of very important information in two minutes. You are great! Keep up the good work we love you!

[@TheGraveWoman]

I love this series! What a wonderful video and explanation. You are such a great orator and educator.

[@mariagrace3748]

She is great! So are you, Grave woman! I love your videos too! You women are so professional and informative! 😊

[@mariagrace3748]

@Mac McMasters Yes! Totally agree! They are great, intelligent, & beautiful ladies who are so professional and informative and you can tell and feel they really care about their viewers and also what they do! 😊❤

[@nikiblount112]

So are you, Joe'l! New sub on your channel. Kari..had no idea about a viscera bag, thank you 📍

[@nova264]

You teach us so much!,thanks for continuing to educate the public.

[@Singersavannah0]

I didn’t even know that happened when a person had a autopsy so informational

[@gaggymott9159]

I think the word that you are looking for is 'informative...'

[@bringthemetalz]

It's very surreal holding that bag. It was my job for quite some time and I never got used to it.

[@johnmatthews5321]

I love it! The weight of money custee in the 🏠!

[@kasie680]

John Matthews wtf? 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@nancyboyd6377]

Hi Kari really enjoyed how you explained about the bags. I'm not sure I would like to see it in a clear bag, but I suppose at the end of the day it does not matter the colour. Hope you are well Kari, hope you have a lovely day. Lot's of love from Nancy in Scotland x

[@chrisj197438]

Glad I waited till after lunch for this one lol

[@jeffreymorfit9223]

One mortician, who does green burials, says that when she receives a body that has been autopsied, she will empty the viscera bag. She will carefully place all organs in the body cavity before sewing the body closed and wrapping it in a burial shroud.

[@KaritheMortician]

thank you for sharing

[@MadameNoir]

I have a good friend that is a mortician. He says in the industry they call this shake and bake. This is because they used a granulated form of embalming product to coat the organs in the bag to dry them out.

[@garygrove6887]

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[@sg2823]

I never knew this, till you mentioned it in one of your videos.I messaged you to explain it, and you did! Thanks Kerri! Its a bit odd, or" gross" but interesting. Like a frozen turkey, with the giblets in a bag.

[@Luluisraging.86]

S G You HAD to go there..?!

[@Sssssssslf]

😂🐓

[@rebeccaann5364]

I hadn't thought about it like that till now.🦃

[@susanweiss1439]

Very funny lay mans explanation

[@compactc9]

I honestly assumed they disposed of this as medical waste, I didn’t realize it was in a bag inside of them!

[@rebeccaann5364]

Yeah me too

[@markarmstrong67]

Just loving all the 2 minute Vids. So very interesting and informative. Looking forward to more 👍. Actually all of your content is excellent.

[@carolbamforth7475]

I absolutely love the way you break down what could be seem like something complicated

[@KaritheMortician]

Thanks :)

[@WollyFatboy]

I actually witnessed several autopsies about 25 years ago. I was shocked at how they took out all of the organs, put them all back in a garbage bag, and then dropped them right back into the deceased's abdomen. But it's not like a jig saw puzzle where everything can go back in it's place.

[@KaritheMortician]

No it is not

[@duenge]

I was working for a FD Service in Michigan in the early 80's, and was sent to a hospital to remove a man who died in prison. He was autopsied. Then my life got complicated that evening. The viscera bag was in the sink. The head and torso were open.....I was a Paramedic, so this didn't freak me out, it just pissed me off......I packaged, wrapped, wrestled the arms, and found myself pretty satisfied that I did a good job. I delivered quite late, and the Funeral Director was also very upset at the hospital......

[@robertdemitro1520]

So who closed the abdomen and head ?

[@rnagovero2044]

Heyyyyyy, I already knew this cuz I had a roommate who did the same you are doing ! Late night calls and stuff!!! So, GOD BLESS YOU, KARI 💜

[@mariettasatifka8371]

Lovely, truly lovely.

[@WholeGrownWoman]

When I was making funeral arrangements for my mom, one of the things on the itemized list was 'autopsy care'. Curious, I asked about it and learned something new that day.

[@KaritheMortician]

Very nice

[@kasie680]

This makes me feel sick, only because I lost my brother in a car accident and he had an autopsy 😢 someone actually told me that after an autopsy the organs were put in a bag at the persons feet in the coffin/casket, I thought it was ridiculous but I must say having them replaced inside is a nicer thought than at his feet 🦶

[@melissahalley580]

I never knew the tongue was removed

[@2snowgirl520]

Me either! And I have seen an autopsy.

[@midnightrunner684]

Fun times

[@WholeGrownWoman]

Never knew about the tongue. I learn something new everyday.

[@reenasingh6178]

Thank u,great teacher🙏

[@joncampos-cw2tk]

Please do a video about how the neck area is re-built to look natural. Another mortician uses the plastic rolls left over from the clear wrap that is used on punctures. Thanks!

[@KaritheMortician]

That is really waste and should not be used

[@henryfreeman7748]

Hello goodmorning from brooklyn, N. York trust all is well with you and yours which decedent is easier to prepare the autopsied or unautopsied? Or is there no such thing as easier. Thank you for any response rendered.

[@MrBridges88]

I wondered about that !! Good to know.

[@KaritheMortician]

Thanks!

[@bruceliggett8036]

That’s so interesting! LOVE your videos!!

[@jeanaesamuel47]

Awesome video❤❤❤

[@KaritheMortician]

You are so kind

[@lindalawrence7691]

Love her videos.

[@KaritheMortician]

Thank you so much!!

[@ronbaxter940]

I worked a funeral home and the embalmer would remove the organs from the visera bag and put them in a bucket of cavity fluid soaking for awhile. Then he dusted them up with cavity powder. He them stuffed them along with the brain in the cavity that was dusted with cavity powder. What a tight fit that was. It bulged out at the tummy because of the brain. But with the clothes on and the arms folded you wouldn't notice it.

[@KaritheMortician]

Some people call that breading

[@susanmitchell8433]

If the bag is leaking after embalming, will that fluid have an odor?

[@Auburn-dq1oy]

Very importative

[@idiotwhatyasay]

Missed ya!

[@midnightrunner684]

I missed you too

[@garysansone2785]

😀 remember you talked about this long ago....good stuff ....always learning 😀

[@kennygore1395]

thank you for this one

[@kathybowen708]

Vinny suggests watching U Tube AUTOPSIES BEING PERFORMED LIVE to understand better what the body goes through during autopsies and after . It's really great science . You may have to try two or three times but you should be able to get through . Enjoy !

[@cascaretthatsright9204]

Hi Kari. Are you required to conduct an inventory of the organs?, do you have to make sure every organ is inside that bag?, does the family receives a receipt or something stating whether the body arrived complete, or not ? Do you have to let the family know if organs were missing?.. Awesome videos!

[@mswitter1]

Very good questions, I will check back. Thank you.

[@eadweardwoden7309]

no you don't. thats the pathologist jobs. once they;ve done it, cut through them, looked at them and once its in the bag thats it. the family doesn't know about the organs, only that an autopsy has been taken place. The only thing you conduct an inventory of is what is on the deaceased, from clothes, mod pads, jewellery etc. I work in a funeral home as a funeral service operative in the UK.

[@joncampos-cw2tk]

Mod pads?

[@abimatias3387]

Do they also treat the viscera with embalming fluid before be placed back into the cavity?

[@joncampos-cw2tk]

Cavity fluid and then maybe a dusting of cavity powder

[@lrgkang]

Has to be weird when it’s a clear bag, I would imagine.

[@cowtippingrocks]

i thought the same thing!

[@winn305]

Not really i used to use the red bio hazard bags. It feels more weird than it looks

[@forpetessake3532]

The thought of someone's brain being stuffed inside their midsection - A tad unsettling in a strange way -

[@jenpierce2385]

She's probably seen ALOT more weird things that

[@ronbaxter940]

That viscera bag reminds me of the Alfred Hitchcock episode called "The Jar" where there is a large clear jar full of weird looking things and one of them ends up being a girl's head. The guy's neighbors all gather to look at the jar and try to figure out what's in there.

[@KaritheMortician]

I will have to look for that!

[@auntissie]

That pretty much sums up Hitchcock!! 😝

[@rebekahbridges-tervydis5054]

Okay,...so all the moveable organs and ...stuff is in this bag. Which I wish you would have shown one for reference. So, why or what rather is left inside to be embalm? Aren’t you really just cleansing the inside of the cavity body? So why the trocar? What’s with the white bottle attached to the hose? Sorry for being graphic.

[@isabellacicchetti6058]

As a medicine student I found so horrible and creepy and unrespectful when they threw the brain into the abdomen at the end of the authopsy (without any viscera bag). I thought that it was a stuff to make students scared...surely it is a unforgettable wiew in my mind forever!

[@latashahoward3943]

Wow, I never knew that little tid-bit.

[@wrathofmohawkindiansbloodi5859]

You have to remember the people who gut your body are freaks of nature

[@curtistinemiller4646]

Intresting,Interesting, you don't have a autopsy do they still use a viscera bag?.

[@KaritheMortician]

No we don't remove anything like that

[@bohhica1]

Didn’t know that ! 👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@jamesmusisca7547]

powder to keep them feeling fresh like a summers eve

[@KaritheMortician]

:)

[@marcilee7015]

Oh wow! Great info but a bit creepy.. I think the organs should go back to where they were.. Have a wonderful day and I love your videos! Keep it up 👍

[@Sssssssslf]

Me too I don't like that they are put in a bag

[@marcilee7015]

@@Sssssssslf yes I agree..

[@marcilee7015]

Oh geez.. 😟 Yes you're probably right..

[@deniseroe5891]

So I am going to assume, I know it’s bad to assume, that if there is now autopsy and no embalming then everything is left where it lies?

[@KaritheMortician]

Correct

[@willkiser3926]

I could listen to you for hours babe.

[@KaritheMortician]

Thanks

[@normasaldivar1882]

Oh my. goodness ..now I will always wonder where they’ve placed that bag after a viewing and know an autopsy has been done.🤭😲😱😳

[@ajplays7241]

its usually in the footend of the half-couch caskets

[@normasaldivar1882]

Aj Plays yes I heard sweet Kari say that but just to know at a viewing. Creepy...

[@KaritheMortician]

No that is not the truth

[@ajplays7241]

sorry Kari i mustve heard it wrong or was it in the dumpster i forgot again im sorry

[@elliottsmith3632]

I'm surprised that the organs aren't returned to their body location. At least that was what I always thought.

[@TheSarahelizabeth81]

Kathy- did you ever get grossed out by this stuff early in your career?

[@jenng3649]

🌻

[@Robert-xp4ii]

I know they sometimes need to do autopsies to find cause of death but I'd really rather that not be done to my body or my loved ones. I actually prefer a natural burial without embalming and be put in a casket without a seal (maybe even just a pine box). A friend's father was Jewish and while I don't know all the steps to his burial, I do know he had to be placed in a handmade pine casket. I believe he was of a very old-school Jewish religion. Can you discuss the different procedures for different faiths and maybe special requests you've gotten from families in a video one day?

[@barbatloosenutproductions2027]

Yes! I'm having a green burial myself!🌱 I find it very comforting to become part of the earth🌎, rather than something nasty sealed in a casket. 🤢Once I found out, that the effects of the formaldehyde wear off, and decomp sets back in, 😱 I changed my mind about a standard burial!🤔 As a avid gardener, I understand the whole cycle of life, when it comes to composting! 👩‍🌾💖🌹💖

[@mswitter1]

I wondered how this was taken care of! What we all need to realize is that autopsies are necessary.. and if organs have to be tested, then that's the way it's got to be. Gross as it is..

[@jwbarnhartmusic]

Modern Canopic Jars?

[@tmmaston]

Pretty much

[@kristywelton5791]

Dead god it’s hard 2 get my head around. Handling body parts, opening and closing bodies. Please don’t think I am being rude, I am not.

[@cadaverdog1424]

I thought a viscera bag was an old woman😂😂 Thanks for clarifying…….

[@KaritheMortician]

:)

[@lauragadille3384]

Oh that sounds aweful. Why can't the organs be placed back to the original place?

[@scharf74]

But why? It won’t fit...

[@MarkRiconosciuto]

@Laurence Pinney OMG, I could never do that job....God bless those that can.

[@JabberJawz.]

Your baby in the pic is a cutie!🥰🐱

[@lauragadille3384]

@@JabberJawz. ty

[@user-sy6zp6yp4s]

Im getting direct cremation. Not a fan of this taxidermy...

[@rethablair6902]

This is amazing to me how all those organs placed into bag would fit back in the cavity🤯

[@apersonyoudontknow3346]

I wish I never learned what it was

[@KaritheMortician]

:)

[@2snowgirl520]

But I thought all that got chopped up with a trocar anyway?

[@imdifferentMr843]

Only if there is no autopsy performed on the deceased, I believe.

[@carmenbehringer7218]

I have heard of a complete family die an the school

[@carmenbehringer7218]

In and school funeral home

[@scottperkins4528]

Creepy

[@frklein1]

Ugh!

[@KaritheMortician]

:)

[@kasie680]

This makes me feel sick, only because I lost my brother in a car accident and he had an autopsy 😢 someone actually told me that after an autopsy the organs were put in a bag at the persons feet in the coffin/casket, I thought it was ridiculous but I must say having them replaced inside is a nicer thought than at his feet 🦶