Make Sure You Are Prepared for The Unexpected

Make Sure You Are Prepared for The Unexpected : When somebody you know passes away unexpectedly, it can take you by surprise, there will be a mixture of emotions that come with the tragedy and it can be easy to become overwhelmed.

Of course, nobody can foresee what will happen in the future, let alone predict an unexpected death, although, you can try and be as prepared as possible by knowing what to do;

Knowing who to notify

In the event that somebody dies either at their home or, whilst at work, you should first notify either their next of kin or, the responsible person in the workplace. That is of course assuming that you have already called the emergency services to come and help and to confirm that they are in fact dead. A coroner will likely be one of the first on the scene to officially announce and document the death, things should start to happen from there on, especially with the right help at hand.

If a death happens within a home where there are friends or family members then, whilst the coroner is doing what they can, this would be the time to call a local Sydney funeral director to inform them and to start the ball rolling with regards the transportation of the deceased to a dedicated premises for immediate care.

On the other hand, in the event that a person happens to die in their own home and nobody was there at the time yet, you are the first on the scene, then you should call the emergency services immediately, the ambulance and the police will likely be involved in order to go through formalities.

Be prepared to call the funeral home

As above, your list of contacts should include a suitable funeral director and they will be one of the first people that you make contact with. It will probably seem very surreal and a bit strange, just try to remember that you are not alone and that the funeral directors will do all that they can to make sure things happen as smoothly as possible. They will offer you support but, they will need the following information;

The name, address and telephone number of the deceased person
They will need the time of death
The location of the body and full address so that they can start to form documents and collect the body
You will need to give them the coroner’s information too
Finally, they will probably want your name, address, telephone number and to know what kind of relationship you had with the person

Arranging the funeral ceremony

Hopefully the deceased will have made some prior arrangements, if they were sick, they may have already spoken with the funeral directors and have everything in place for the ceremony, more often than not though it may have been the last thing on their mind. If they didn’t have any plans, then you will need to work with the funeral team to organise everything and send out invites or notifications. Whilst going through the process, you might also want to make your own arrangements, just in case.