Victim identification and family support in mass casualties : the Massachusetts Model / Robert J. Wright, Constance D. Peters, & Raymond B. Flannery, Jr.

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TextPublication details: [United States : s.n.], 1999Description: p. 237-242DDC classification:

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Subject: The Aviation Disaster Family Assistance Act of 1996 requires the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), air carriers, and the American Red Cross (ARC) to provide an integrated family assistance center to offer support to family survivors of mass casualties. This paper presents the Massachusetts model for victim identification and family support at the local level. The structure and services of this model for on-site forensic processing, the fielding of antemortem interviewers, and a comprehensive training curriculum in psycholigical trauma and victim identification are presented. The implications are discussed

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Reprinted from International Journal of Emergency Mental Health, 1999, 1(4), 237-242

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Includes bibliography (p. 241-242)

The Aviation Disaster Family Assistance Act of 1996 requires the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), air carriers, and the American Red Cross (ARC) to provide an integrated family assistance center to offer support to family survivors of mass casualties. This paper presents the Massachusetts model for victim identification and family support at the local level. The structure and services of this model for on-site forensic processing, the fielding of antemortem interviewers, and a comprehensive training curriculum in psycholigical trauma and victim identification are presented. The implications are discussed

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