Experiences in tsunami victim identification [1]

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 185-187

  Tsokos, M ^a   Lessig, R ^b   Grundmann, C ^c   Benthaus, S ^d   Peschel, O ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^c Institute of Forensic Medicine   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Disaster victim identification; Makeshift mortuary operations; Mass disaster; Tsunami

Indexed keywords

ASIA; AUTOPSY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DISASTER; EXPERIENCE; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION; TSUNAMI; VICTIM;

ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; DATABASES; DATABASES AS TOPIC; DISASTERS; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MORTUARY PRACTICE; NATURAL DISASTERS; RELIEF WORK;

EID: 33645810825     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-005-0031-4     Document Type: Letter

References (3)

1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2005) Health concerns associated with disaster victim identification after a tsunami - Thailand, December 26, 2004-March 31, 2005. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 54:349-352
2. Interpol (2005) Disaster victim identification guide. Available at http://www.interpol.com/Public/DisasterVictim/guide/default.asp
3. Pan American Health Organization (2004) Management of dead bodies in disaster situations. PAHA/WHO, Washington, DC