Disembowelment (evisceration) is the removing of some or all of the vital organs, usually from the abdomen.
If performed on a living creature, it is fatal in virtually all cases. It has historically been used as a severe form of capital punishment. The last organs to be removed were invariably the heart and lungs so as to keep the condemned alive (and in pain) as long as possible.
Cases of transanal evisceration of children whilst sitting over un...
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Disembowelment (evisceration) is the removing of some or all of the vital organs, usually from the abdomen.
If performed on a living creature, it is fatal in virtually all cases. It has historically been used as a severe form of capital punishment. The last organs to be removed were invariably the heart and lungs so as to keep the condemned alive (and in pain) as long as possible.
Cases of transanal evisceration of children whilst sitting over uncovered swimming pool drains have been reported. Notable cases include Valerie Lakey and Abigail Taylor. In both of these cases, the victims were left with short bowel syndrome and required feeding by total parenteral nutrition. At least one case has been reported of a man who was transanally eviscerated by decompression in a submarine that took place while he was sitting on a toilet.
The short story "Guts" from the book Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk is based on the concept of transanal evisceration.
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