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100 1 _aTebb, William,
_d1830-1918
245 1 0 _aPremature Burial and How It May Be Prevented
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2015
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2015-11-15
508 _aProduced by Giovanni Fini, deaurider and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Premature Burial and How It May Be Prevented" by William Tebb and Col. Edward Perry Vollum is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. This work delves into the unsettling topic of premature burial, focusing on conditions such as trance, catalepsy, and other forms of suspended animation that can lead to misdiagnosis of death. The authors aim to both inform the public of the real dangers associated with hasty burials and propose reforms in burial practices to mitigate these risks. The opening of the book begins with a preface that sets the stage for the urgent discussion of premature burial, describing how personal experiences motivated the authors to investigate this distressing issue. Tebb recounts a family situation that highlighted the dangers of being declared dead incorrectly and discusses the collaborative inquiry undertaken with Vollum into various cases across Europe and America. The introduction follows, emphasizing renewed public interest in the last few years surrounding this topic and noting how a range of medical professionals remain skeptical about the existence of death-counterfeits. The authors stress the necessity of reform and attention to this issue, as their examination of evidence reveals a troubling history of negligence related to determining death. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aBurial, Premature
700 1 _aVollum, Edward Perry,
_d-1902
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50460
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