2. Handling of Bariatric Remains
Removal, Transportation, Cremation
& Embalming
Presented by:
Joseph Krier of Professional Transport
and
Diane Smith, Kahlen Knapik, Paul Sobczyk
of National Mortuary Shipping
3. Facts On Obesity
• By the year 2019, obesity will become the number one cause of
death in America
• 130 million adult Americans are overweight...10 million are
considered morbidly obese
• 10 years from now almost ½ of all burials will be in oversized
caskets
• Approximately 300 oversized caskets are sold every day