Mass Fatality and Casualty Incidents
Subtitle: A Field Guide
Publisher: CRC; CRC Press
Published: November 18, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 245
ISBN-13: 9780849312953
Subjects: Aid & relief programmes; Criminal investigation & detection; Emergency services; Forensic Science; Social impact of disasters; Handbooks, manuals, etc; Forensic Medicine; Politics / Current Events; Self-Help; Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement; Allied Health Services - Emergency Medical Services; Law / Forensic Science; General; Emergency management; Forensic sciences
First sentence: One of the most commonly asked questions at a mass fatality incident site is who's in charge?
Description: "This book details actions that are necessary parts of a mass fatality incident response. Specifically, they are the actions that begin once life and property preservation cease and continue through to the release of the remains and personal effects of the deceased. Primary focus is on search, recovery, medicolegal investigation, personal effects operations, family assistance operations, and media operations.

Ancillary steps include logistics support, security, responder protection, attitudes, and coping with mass death."--BOOK JACKET.