Management of dead bodies after disasters
Subtitle: a field manual for first responders
By: editors, Oliver Morgan, Morris Tidball-Binz, Dana van Alphen
Contributors: Pan American Health Organization; World Health Organization; International Committee of the Red Cross; International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Publisher: Pan American Health Organization
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 47
ISBN-13: 9789275127049
Subjects: International cooperation; Personal identification; Handbooks, manuals; Disaster Planning; Natural Disasters; Health aspects; Emergency medical services; Rescue Work; Human body; Manuals series; Emergency management; International Cooperation; Body handling; Dead; Cadaver; Missing persons; Mortuary Practice; Disaster relief
Description: This Field Manual for First Responders presents simple recommendations for non-specialists to manage the recovery, basic identification, storage and disposal of dead bodies following disasters. It also makes suggestions about providing support to family members and communicating with the public and the media. This manual will be useful during the immediate response to a disaster and where forensic response is unavailable. Furthermore, it will be useful for those preparing mass fatality disaster plans. The recommendations are relevant for local, regional and national authorities as well as f.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 43).

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Foreword; Contributors; 1. Introduction; 2. Coordination; 3. Infectious Disease Risks; 4. Body Recovery; 5. Storage of Dead Bodies; 6. Identification of Dead Bodies; 7. Information Management; 8. Long-Term Storage and Disposal of Dead Bodies; 9. Communications and the Media; 10. Support to Families and Relatives; 11. Frequently Asked Questions; Annexes;