Management of dead bodies in disaster situations.

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Disaster manuals and guidelines on disaster series ; ; no. 5Publication details: Washington, D.C. : PAHO, c2004.Description: xiv, 190 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN:

9275125295

DDC classification:

614.6 22
363.75 22

Partial contents:

Ch. 1. Preparedness for mass fatalities -- Ch. 2. Medicolegal work in major disasters -- Ch. 3. Health considerations in cases of mass fatalities -- Ch. 4. Sociocultural aspects -- Ch. 5. Psychological aspects -- Ch. 6. Legal aspects -- Ch. 7. Case studies.

Review: "This manual provides the technical information that will support the correct approach to handling dead bodies, taking into account the following principles:When death is the result of a disaster, the body does not pose a risk for infection; Victims should never be buried in common graves; Mass cremation of bodies should never take place when this goes against the cultural and religious norms of the population; Every effort must be taken to identify the bodies. As a last resort, unidentified bodies should be placed in individual niches or trenches, which is a basic human right of the surviving family members." -- p. xi-xii.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Australian Emergency Management Library	BOOK	363.75 MAN (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		900097438

Includes glossary.

Includes bibliographic references and bibliographies.

"This manual provides the technical information that will support the correct approach to handling dead bodies, taking into account the following principles:When death is the result of a disaster, the body does not pose a risk for infection; Victims should never be buried in common graves; Mass cremation of bodies should never take place when this goes against the cultural and religious norms of the population; Every effort must be taken to identify the bodies. As a last resort, unidentified bodies should be placed in individual niches or trenches, which is a basic human right of the surviving family members." -- p. xi-xii.

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