Disaster Victim Identification

Sue M. Black · Lucina Hackman

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Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies Disaster Response and Management Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes

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Abstract A mass fatality event may involve a small number of deceased or it may run to a toll of hundreds of thousands. Correct identification of the deceased is vital to fulfill both judicial and humanitarian requirements. To avoid errors, the process must adopt the highest standards of forensic and scientific rigor. Unfortunately, there is little uniformity of process between countries. The integrating role of Interpol is vital although not yet fully utilized. We summarize the requirements and procedures adopted for reliable disaster victim identification (DVI) and focus on the template devised in the United Kingdom.

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2006Forensic odontologists successfully identify tsunami victims in Phuket, Thailand 2005Lessons Learned from Large‐scale Comparative Dental Analysis Following the South Asian Tsunami of 2004 2006Major incident response: Collecting ante-mortem data 2006Disaster Victim Identification

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