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In case death was mistakenly declared and a person was buried alive, a patent was put forward for a 'life-indicator' coffin (right), where the buried person could rotate a set of handles to move a dial above ground

How often were people accidentally buried alive back then?

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Posted by Darth_Vader

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Posted on 5/13/15 at 12:40 pm to lsunurse

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How often were people accidentally buried alive back then?

I don't know any numbers but I've heard it was not that unheard of for people to be thought dead and then suddenly wake up.

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Posted by Kafka

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Posted on 5/13/15 at 12:43 pm to lsunurse

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How often were people accidentally buried alive back then?

graves have been dug up and when the coffins were opened scratch marks were found at the the top. Live burial was far from unknown in a day of less precise medical practices

Very early in David Letterman's NBC show he went to an inventor's convention in NYC and interviewed a guy from South America who had invented this kind of machine. A hilarious bit, I wonder if the clip is online anywhere...

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Posted by mglsu21

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Posted on 5/13/15 at 12:44 pm to lsunurse

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How often were people accidentally buried alive back then?

Back in the 1500s or 1600s people would drink their liquor in lead cups and the combination would sometimes knock them out for a few days. People got buried alive that way. Not sure if that was still the case in the 1800s or not.

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