[plain talk]

In modern countries that embalm the dead how can someone be buried alive anymore? That should only happen in 3rd world countries

[Scoutmaster]

People are buried in the U.S. without being embalmed.

In most states, embalming is not required unless you die of an infectious disease, plan to have a viewing, or there will be a long period between death and interment or cremation. Some states require embalming to cross state lines.

[Scoutmaster]

The real reason for posting this is that when the first premature burial article was posted this year, I referred to it as 'vivisepulture.'

Tax-chick pinged me about the second premature burial article with a "vivisepulture ping."

Since then, we've been pinging each other whenever vivisepulture comes up in an article. I believe we're at seven for the year, but Tax-chick may havw a better count.

We've only had one anthropodermic bibliopegy ping this year.

[john drake]

I understand its not unusual in European countries not to embalm; it’s expensive, so they do the historical norm. bury them in 24 hours, before, well, they start putrefying and getting ripe, so to speak. Especially in the Mediterranean countries (warmer, faster decomposition).

[heartwood]

In modern cultures like the US, we embalm the living!

And then, they aren’t.

[Safetgiver]

Greece ain’t third world? Who’d a thunk?