Is it possible to preserve the dead body in normal condition for a week before burial in Vietnam?
Is it possible to preserve the dead body in normal condition for a week before burial in Vietnam? What are regulations on sanitation of burial grounds in Vietnam?
My family has lost a relative but our relatives are far away, my family wants to preserve the dead body for a week at home so that relatives can visit. Is it possible? What are conditions for sanitation of burial grounds?
Is it possible to preserve the dead body in normal condition for a week before burial in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Clause 4, Article 3 of Circular 21/2021/TT-BYT providing for the interpretation of terms as follows:
1. “dead body” (corpse) refers to the body of a deceased person.
2. “skeletal remains” refer to bones of a deceased person in bone collecting process.
3. “cremains” refer to the remains of a human body after cremating their dead body and skeletal remains.
4. “embalming” refers to preservation of a dead body prior to burial or cremation.
5. “shrouding” refers to procedures to be adopted in order to move the dead body into a coffin.
6. “burial” refers to the act of placing a dead body or skeletal remains or cremains of a deceased person into the ground.
7. “cremation” refers to the act of incinerating a dead body or skeletal remains into cremains at a high temperature.
8. “bone collecting” refers to the act of moving skeletal remains for further burial or other forms of final disposition.
Pursuant to Article 4 of Circular 21/2021/TT-BYT, regulations on sanitation in embalming are as follows:
1. Embalming shall last no longer than 48 hours since the time of death without refrigeration.
2. Embalming shall last no longer than 7 days since the time of death in 4oC or lower.
3. In case embalming must last longer than the time limits set forth under Clause 1 and Clause 2 of this Article, temperature must be maintained at -10oC or lower.
4. In case many people are killed as a result of natural disasters or emergencies, embalming duration shall be decided by individuals in charge of remediation affairs.
According to the law, the preservation of the dead body before burial is called a embalming. Thus, under normal conditions, your family cannot keep the body for more than 48 hours in Vietnam. If you want to keep the body for a week, your family can store the body at a temperature of -10oC or lower.
What are regulations on sanitation of burial grounds in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 8 of Circular 21/2021/TT-BYT on sanitation of funeral parlors, burial grounds, cremation areas, instruments and equipment serving burial, cremation as follows:
1. Funeral parlors and funeral areas must have their floor and walls surrounding the corpses and items making contact with the corpses cleaned properly.
2. Tools and equipment serving burial and cremation must be cleaned thoroughly once burial and/or cremation are done.
3. Keep burial grounds and cremation areas clean; collect, transport, and treat wastes in accordance with regulations and law on waste management.
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