Mass Disaster Victim Identification

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Mass Disaster Victim Identification

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Mass Disaster Victim Identification

The United States and other countries around the world have faced major disasters throughout history . Perhaps the most notable and most remembered among these are the September 11 attacks in the United States , Oklahoma City bombing , and the Swissair Flight 111 crash in Nova Scotia . These and the other major disasters have one thing in common the number of people who died . With numbers ranging from 50 and reaching as high as

2 ,000 casualties , the problem arises in identifying the victims . This is where the mass disaster victim identification comes in Methods were now developed for the identification . Fingerprints , DNA dental records , and physical identification serve the purpose of identifying victims

Mass disasters are catastrophic events which result in a substantial loss of life ' and damages in properties , loss of livestock and crops These , in turn , affect the resources of the community , further compounding their ability to respond to the tragedy . These tragedies become more common because of certain factors , such as terrorism climatic conditions , etc . the United States , and other countries as well , has experienced tragedies including fires , explosion , epidemics natural calamities , building collapse , airplane crash , and other transportation accidents . These showed that there must be an efficient multidisciplinary approach to manage these tragedies (Fimate , 2002

The United States has endured many tragedies . These and the management have received public attention and were the subject of discussions These led to the formulation of...