Panel 2.16: Forensic aspects of disaster fatality management

This is a summary of the presentations and discussion of Panel 2.16, Forensic Aspects of Disaster Fatality Management of the Conference, Health Aspects of the Tsunami Disaster in Asia, convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) in Phuket, Thailand, 04-06 May 2005. The topics discussed included...

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Main Authors: Kan Tun, Barbara Butcher, Pongruk Sribanditmongkol, Tom Brondolo, Theresa Caragine, Clifford Perera, Karl Kent
Format: Journal
Published: 2018
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Institution: Chiang Mai University
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Summary:This is a summary of the presentations and discussion of Panel 2.16, Forensic Aspects of Disaster Fatality Management of the Conference, Health Aspects of the Tsunami Disaster in Asia, convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) in Phuket, Thailand, 04-06 May 2005. The topics discussed included issues related to forensic aspects that pertain to the responses to the deaths created by the Earthquake and Tsunami. It is presented in the following major sections: (1) overview of victim identification; (2) resource factors in mass-fatality management; (3) mass-fatality management in protecting public health; and (4) reasons to use deoyxribose nucleic acid (DNA) to identify the deceased. Copyright © World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine 2005.