Mortuary worker reveals the secrets of her morbid job – from ‘growing’ nails to bodies remaining stiff for 36 hours before becoming limp
- Emma Yates, from London, revealed the secrets of working at a mortuary
- The anatomical pathology technician revealed the grimmest facts in a viral video
- Revealing dead bodies are only stiff for 36 hours before they return to limp
- Skin shrinks from dehydration giving impression hair and nails are still growing
A woman who works in a mortuary has revealed some of the creepiest facts and secrets about her job.
Emma Yates, an anatomical pathology technician from London, also debunked some of the myths surrounding the dead in a viral TikTok video on her page @alifeindeath.
One common misconception is that dead bodies are always stiff, however she revealed this only occurs for around 36 hours and after that bodies return to being limp.
While another myth suggests a body’s nails and hair can still grow after death but the reality is that the skin tends to shrink from dehydration, giving the impression these parts are still growing.
Emma Yates, from London, works in mortuary and she debunked some of the creepiest myths people believe about dead bodies
She revealed the grimmest facts about the dead in a viral TikTok video on her page @alifeindeath
Her video titled ‘Mr Dibbs and I bust your myths about dead bodies’ racked up nearly 15,000 views.
She also revealed people tend to think there is no blood in the body because it’s dead, but that isn’t the case.
She explained: ‘When you do post-mortems the blood will pull to the base of the body so if you’re lying on your back it will pull to the back of your body.’
Another common misconception is that dead bodies can randomly sit up but Emma revealed that ‘dead bodies do not sit up on the post-mortem table.’
She said: ‘Sometimes there is gas left in the body so the muscles will twitch a little bit but you’ll need a lot of muscle to sit up and dead bodies don’t have that.’
Reaction: Many TikTok users flocked to the comments to ask more questions about her unconventional job
The video titled ‘Mr Dibbs and I bust your myths about dead bodies’ racked up nearly 15,000 views
One person commented: ‘I work in a hospital and I always hope the dead are treated with respect, but humour must be essential in a mortuary.’
Emma replied: ‘We always treat them with respect just as you would a living patient. Humour helps you get through the worst days.’
Many others flocked to the comments to ask more questions about her unconventional job. One person asked: ‘Wait, how does the blood pool, I get that it’s gravity but like isn’t it still in the veins or am I just dumb!?’
Emma cleared up the confusion saying: ‘So it’s the blood that’s around your body… muscles etc.’
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