Mass Fatality Management Concise Field Guide

Mary H. Dudley (Chief Medical Examiner, Jackson County, Missouri, USA)

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CRC Press
28 June 2018

Biology, life sciences

In a mass fatality incident, members of the medical examiner or coroner‘s office are faced with a host of complex and time-sensitive responsibilities. These include identifying victims, collecting property and evidence, determining cause and manner of death, issuing death certificates, and returning the bodies to their families. Written for all personnel involved in these incidents, Mass Fatality Management Concise Field Guide outlines the necessary components to prepare for and manage mass fatalities.

Topics covered in this practical manual include:

Administrative operations, including the release of information, death certificates, logistics, and personnel management

Incident site assessment, search and recovery, and evacuation

Morgue operations, including the admitting station, radiography, dental examination and fingerprints, DNA testing, and release of the body

Site selection and procedures for the Family Assistance Center

Issues related to weapons of mass destruction, including recognition, personnel assignment, decontamination, and the transportation of fatalities

Mass burial guidelines

Each chapter features a convenient bulleted format and includes forms and illustrations to enhance the narrative. The Appendix includes supplemental information on mass fatality personnel description, external physical examination procedures, standard internal body examination procedures (the forensic autopsy), dental identification procedures, body release, and the mobile morgue equipment inventory list. An accompanying rewritable CD-ROM allows readers to enter data electronically and print out completed forms.

The information in this book will enable those organizations tasked with managing these incidents to more effectively develop a mass fatality plan; prepare a needs-assessment list; identify local resources fo

By: Mary H. Dudley (Chief Medical Examiner Jackson County Missouri USA)
Imprint: CRC Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 178mm,
Weight: 476g
ISBN: 9781138426757
ISBN 10: 113842675X
Pages: 168
Publication Date: 28 June 2018
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Mary H. Dudley, M.D., is the Chief Medical Examiner for Jackson County, Missouri. Dr. Dudley has been a member of the federal mass fatality team, DMORT, since 1993 and serves as pathology section leader in the morgue operation. She has been deployed to several federally declared disasters, including the Joplin, Missouri, tornado in May 2011; Hurricane Ike in 2008; Hurricane Katrina in 2005; and the Kirksville, Missouri, airplane crash in 2004. She helped obtain grant funding for equipment and volunteer personnel to establish the Kansas City Regional Mortuary Operations Response Group (KCR-MORG), a local resource for the Kansas City metropolitan region, in 2011. She actively assists in training others in mass fatality management.

Reviews for Mass Fatality Management Concise Field Guide

This soft cover, spiral-bound guide for mass fatality management is a useful resource. Although it is described as a field guide, an additional important use is for preparation and training. ... Each chapter uses a clear bulleted format with illustrations and figures of actual forms. ... An accompanying CD-ROM contains the electronic form depicted in the figures in the text which investigators can use to enter data electronically. ... Overall, this is a well-organized, practical, and useful book. James R. Gill, M.D., in the Journal of Forensic Science, Vol. 59, No. 5 This soft cover, spiral-bound guide for mass fatality management is a useful resource. Although it is described as a field guide, an additional important use is for preparation and training. ... Each chapter uses a clear bulleted format with illustrations and figures of actual forms. ... An accompanying CD-ROM contains the electronic form depicted in the figures in the text which investigators can use to enter data electronically. ... Overall, this is a well-organized, practical, and useful book. James R. Gill, M.D., in the Journal of Forensic Science, Vol. 59, No. 5

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Mass Fatality Management Concise Field Guide

Mary H. Dudley (Chief Medical Examiner, Jackson County, Missouri, USA)

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