Management of Dead Bodies in Disaster Situations

Kalis Martin
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Kalis Martin: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, 2005, vol. 2, issue 3, 5

Abstract: The Pan American Health Organization has developed a manual to aid emergency management officials in handling dead bodies resulting from massive fatalities. The manual covers both the practical tasks such as recovery, identification, transfer, and final disposition of bodies, as well as emotional and sociocultural needs of the survivors.

Keywords: Dead Body Management; Natural Disaster; Disaster Emergency; Disaster Epidemiology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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DOI: 10.2202/1547-7355.1160

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