There is so much confusion about how suspected Ebola patients are being treated, with what medication, are they getting a blood transfusion, what is their condition, who did they come in contact with, when were they quarantined, etc...
But what about how Ebola patients will be handled in case they die?
The Texas Ebola victim's body was cremated, allegedly without the family's permission.
Ebola Victim's Family Blames Hospital and State - Boston.com
Meanwhile, there apparently are special caskets and airtight coffin liners or vaults available. It sounds as though the CDC is prepared for burials, too.
Have 'FEMA coffins' been stockpiled to meet CDC requirements for disposing of bodies during a pandemic? Natural News
I haven't seen any pictures of special hermetically sealed caskets and airtight coffin liners being used in Africa for Ebola patients who die. But here in the states, there are stories online about those special caskets and coffin liners.
CDC Mandates 'Hermetically Sealed Caskets' for Ebola Victims - Alex Jones' Infowars
In my near decade of experience in the funeral industry, I've never heard about either hermetically sealed caskets or airtight coffin liners. And I've conducted funerals for people who died from MRSA to Mad Cow. Maybe those products aren't in wide use by funeral homes in the United States?
Wouldn't it make more sense to simply cremate those infected bodies?
Look at that photo on Infowars.com. They look like concrete vaults that go around the caskets and are placed in the ground, but they're a little different than the vaults I've seen over the last decade.
The CDC has issued orders to U.S. hospitals and mortuaries for safe handling of these bodies:
Guidance for Safe Handling of Human Remains of Ebola Patients in the U.S. Hospitals and Mortuaries - CDC
I think cremation is the smartest choice, but maybe these hermetically sealed caskets and airtight coffin liners or special vaults are for families that insist on burial?
So many questions being raised...
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