Title: Management of dead bodies after disasters
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.
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