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General Aspects of Management of Dead Bodies: 

General Aspects of Management of Dead Bodies Eric Dykes Institute of Emergency Management www.iem.org

General Aspects of Management of Dead Bodies: 

General Aspects of Management of Dead Bodies There is more to consider than just dead bodies

Considerations: 

Considerations Disaster type (will dictate number and state of dead bodies – Open or Closed Disaster) Country or countries where disaster occurs – State(s) of Occurrence (different cultures) What Government Departments are responsible for dead bodies and ID’s in different countries? Country or countries of origin of those killed or injured (Expectations) Treatment of those injured (local facilities initially – later?) What do you do with friends and relatives of those killed or injured? (who organises or pays?) Communication problems (call centre, casualty bureau) Recovery of bodies and property (local facilities initially – later?) Body, body parts and property storage (local facilities initially – later?) Criteria for identification of bodies and body parts (local rules for ID may not be acceptable in other countries) Identification of property (may be only thing recovered i.e. no body) Repatriation of bodies, body parts and property Recommended documentation (e.g. Interpol DVI forms) Aftercare of all those involved in disaster

Considerations: 

Considerations Disaster type (will dictate number and state of dead bodies – Open or Closed Disaster) Country or countries where disaster occurs – State(s) of Occurrence (different cultures) What Government Departments are responsible for dead bodies and ID’s in different countries? Country or countries of origin of those killed or injured (Expectations) Treatment of those injured (local facilities initially – later?) What do you do with friends and relatives of those killed or injured? (who organises or pays?) Communication problems (call centre, casualty bureau) Recovery of bodies and property (local facilities initially – later?) Body, body parts and property storage (local facilities initially – later?) Criteria for identification of bodies and body parts (local rules for ID may not be acceptable in other countries) Identification of property (may be only thing recovered i.e. no body) Repatriation of bodies, body parts and property Recommended documentation (e.g. Interpol DVI forms) Aftercare of all those involved in disaster

Considerations: 

Considerations Disaster type (will dictate number and state of dead bodies – Open or Closed Disaster) Country or countries where disaster occurs – State(s) of Occurrence (different cultures) What Government Departments are responsible for dead bodies and ID’s in different countries? Country or countries of origin of those killed or injured (Expectations) Treatment of those injured (local facilities initially – later?) What do you do with friends and relatives of those killed or injured? (who organises or pays?) Communication problems (call centre, casualty bureau) Recovery of bodies and property (local facilities initially – later?) Body, body parts and property storage (local facilities initially – later?) Criteria for identification of bodies and body parts (local rules for ID may not be acceptable in other countries) Identification of property (may be only thing recovered i.e. no body) Repatriation of bodies, body parts and property Recommended documentation (e.g. Interpol DVI forms) Aftercare of all those involved in disaster

Considerations: 

Considerations Disaster type (will dictate number and state of dead bodies – Open or Closed Disaster) Country or countries where disaster occurs – State(s) of Occurrence (different cultures) What Government Departments are responsible for dead bodies and ID’s in different countries? Country or countries of origin of those killed or injured (Expectations) Treatment of those injured (local facilities initially – later?) What do you do with friends and relatives of those killed or injured? (who organises or pays?) Communication problems (call centre, casualty bureau) Recovery of bodies and property (local facilities initially – later?) Body, body parts and property storage (local facilities initially – later?) Criteria for identification of bodies and body parts (local rules for ID may not be acceptable in other countries) Identification of property (may be only thing recovered i.e. no body) Repatriation of bodies, body parts and property Recommended documentation (e.g. Interpol DVI forms) Aftercare of all those involved in disaster

Considerations: 

Considerations Disaster type (will dictate number and state of dead bodies – Open or Closed Disaster) Country or countries where disaster occurs – State(s) of Occurrence (different cultures) What Government Departments are responsible for dead bodies and ID’s in different countries? Country or countries of origin of those killed or injured (Expectations) Treatment of those injured (local facilities initially – later?) What do you do with friends and relatives of those killed or injured? (who organises or pays?) Communication problems (call centre, casualty bureau) Recovery of bodies and property (local facilities initially – later?) Body, body parts and property storage (local facilities initially – later?) Criteria for identification of bodies and body parts (local rules for ID may not be acceptable in other countries) Identification of property (may be only thing recovered i.e. no body) Repatriation of bodies, body parts and property Recommended documentation (e.g. Interpol DVI forms) Aftercare of all those involved in disaster

Increasing Complexity: 

Increasing Complexity Disaster confined to single country and only local people involved Disaster confined to several countries and only local people involved Disaster confined to single country and local and non local people involved Disaster confined to several countries and local and non local people involved

Considerations: 

Considerations Disaster type (will dictate number and state of dead bodies – Open or Closed Disaster) Country or countries where disaster occurs – State(s) of Occurrence (different cultures) What Government Departments are responsible for dead bodies and ID’s in different countries? Country or countries of origin of those killed or injured (Expectations) Treatment of those injured (local facilities initially – later?) What do you do with friends and relatives of those killed or injured? (who organises or pays?) Communication problems (call centre, casualty bureau) Recovery of bodies and property (local facilities initially – later?) Body, body parts and property storage (local facilities initially – later?) Criteria for identification of bodies and body parts (local rules for ID may not be acceptable in other countries) Identification of property (may be only thing recovered i.e. no body) Repatriation of bodies, body parts and property Recommended documentation (e.g. Interpol DVI forms) Aftercare of all those involved in disaster

Considerations: 

Considerations Disaster type (will dictate number and state of dead bodies – Open or Closed Disaster) Country or countries where disaster occurs – State(s) of Occurrence (different cultures) What Government Departments are responsible for dead bodies and ID’s in different countries? Country or countries of origin of those killed or injured (Expectations) Treatment of those injured (local facilities initially – later?) What do you do with friends and relatives of those killed or injured? (who organises or pays?) Communication problems (call centre, casualty bureau) Recovery of bodies and property (local facilities initially – later?) Body, body parts and property storage (local facilities initially – later?) Criteria for identification of bodies and body parts (local rules for ID may not be acceptable in other countries) Identification of property (may be only thing recovered i.e. no body) Repatriation of bodies, body parts and property Recommended documentation (e.g. Interpol DVI forms) Aftercare of all those involved in disaster

Considerations: 

Considerations Disaster type (will dictate number and state of dead bodies – Open or Closed Disaster) Country or countries where disaster occurs – State(s) of Occurrence (different cultures) What Government Departments are responsible for dead bodies and ID’s in different countries? Country or countries of origin of those killed or injured (Expectations) Treatment of those injured (local facilities initially – later?) What do you do with friends and relatives of those killed or injured? (who organises or pays?) Communication problems (call centre, casualty bureau) Recovery of bodies and property (local facilities initially – later?) Body, body parts and property storage (local facilities initially – later?) Criteria for identification of bodies and body parts (local rules for ID may not be acceptable in other countries) Identification of property (may be only thing recovered i.e. no body) Repatriation of bodies, body parts and property Recommended documentation (e.g. Interpol DVI forms) Aftercare of all those involved in disaster

Considerations: 

Considerations Disaster type (will dictate number and state of dead bodies – Open or Closed Disaster) Country or countries where disaster occurs – State(s) of Occurrence (different cultures) What Government Departments are responsible for dead bodies and ID’s in different countries? Country or countries of origin of those killed or injured (Expectations) Treatment of those injured (local facilities initially – later?) What do you do with friends and relatives of those killed or injured? (who organises or pays?) Communication problems (call centre, casualty bureau) Recovery of bodies and property (local facilities initially – later?) Body, body parts and property storage (local facilities initially – later?) Criteria for identification of bodies and body parts (local rules for ID may not be acceptable in other countries) Identification of property (may be only thing recovered i.e. no body) Repatriation of bodies, body parts and property Recommended documentation (e.g. Interpol DVI forms) Aftercare of all those involved in disaster

Considerations: 

Considerations Disaster type (will dictate number and state of dead bodies – Open or Closed Disaster) Country or countries where disaster occurs – State(s) of Occurrence (different cultures) What Government Departments are responsible for dead bodies and ID’s in different countries? Country or countries of origin of those killed or injured (Expectations) Treatment of those injured (local facilities initially – later?) What do you do with friends and relatives of those killed or injured? (who organises or pays?) Communication problems (call centre, casualty bureau) Recovery of bodies and property (local facilities initially – later?) Body, body parts and property storage (local facilities initially – later?) Criteria for identification of bodies and body parts (local rules for ID may not be acceptable in other countries) Identification of property (may be only thing recovered i.e. no body) Repatriation of bodies, body parts and property Recommended documentation (e.g. Interpol DVI forms) Aftercare of all those involved in disaster

Considerations: 

Considerations Disaster type (will dictate number and state of dead bodies – Open or Closed Disaster) Country or countries where disaster occurs – State(s) of Occurrence (different cultures) What Government Departments are responsible for dead bodies and ID’s in different countries? Country or countries of origin of those killed or injured (Expectations) Treatment of those injured (local facilities initially – later?) What do you do with friends and relatives of those killed or injured? (who organises or pays?) Communication problems (call centre, casualty bureau) Recovery of bodies and property (local facilities initially – later?) Body, body parts and property storage (local facilities initially – later?) Criteria for identification of bodies and body parts (local rules for ID may not be acceptable in other countries) Identification of property (may be only thing recovered i.e. no body) Repatriation of bodies, body parts and property Recommended documentation (e.g. Interpol DVI forms) Aftercare of all those involved in disaster

Methods of ID proposed in UK Home Office Publication: 

Methods of ID proposed in UK Home Office Publication

Considerations: 

Considerations Disaster type (will dictate number and state of dead bodies – Open or Closed Disaster) Country or countries where disaster occurs – State(s) of Occurrence (different cultures) What Government Departments are responsible for dead bodies and ID’s in different countries? Country or countries of origin of those killed or injured (Expectations) Treatment of those injured (local facilities initially – later?) What do you do with friends and relatives of those killed or injured? (who organises or pays?) Communication problems (call centre, casualty bureau) Recovery of bodies and property (local facilities initially – later?) Body, body parts and property storage (local facilities initially – later?) Criteria for identification of bodies and body parts (local rules for ID may not be acceptable in other countries) Identification of property (may be only thing recovered i.e. no body) Repatriation of bodies, body parts and property Recommended documentation (e.g. Interpol DVI forms) Aftercare of all those involved in disaster

Considerations: 

Considerations Disaster type (will dictate number and state of dead bodies – Open or Closed Disaster) Country or countries where disaster occurs – State(s) of Occurrence (different cultures) What Government Departments are responsible for dead bodies and ID’s in different countries? Country or countries of origin of those killed or injured (Expectations) Treatment of those injured (local facilities initially – later?) What do you do with friends and relatives of those killed or injured? (who organises or pays?) Communication problems (call centre, casualty bureau) Recovery of bodies and property (local facilities initially – later?) Body, body parts and property storage (local facilities initially – later?) Criteria for identification of bodies and body parts (local rules for ID may not be acceptable in other countries) Identification of property (may be only thing recovered i.e. no body) Repatriation of bodies, body parts and property Recommended documentation (e.g. Interpol DVI forms) Aftercare of all those involved in disaster

Considerations: 

Considerations Disaster type (will dictate number and state of dead bodies – Open or Closed Disaster) Country or countries where disaster occurs – State(s) of Occurrence (different cultures) What Government Departments are responsible for dead bodies and ID’s in different countries? Country or countries of origin of those killed or injured (Expectations) Treatment of those injured (local facilities initially – later?) What do you do with friends and relatives of those killed or injured? (who organises or pays?) Communication problems (call centre, casualty bureau) Recovery of bodies and property (local facilities initially – later?) Body, body parts and property storage (local facilities initially – later?) Criteria for identification of bodies and body parts (local rules for ID may not be acceptable in other countries) Identification of property (may be only thing recovered i.e. no body) Repatriation of bodies, body parts and property Recommended documentation (e.g. Interpol DVI forms) Aftercare of all those involved in disaster

Considerations: 

Considerations Disaster type (will dictate number and state of dead bodies – Open or Closed Disaster) Country or countries where disaster occurs – State(s) of Occurrence (different cultures) What Government Departments are responsible for dead bodies and ID’s in different countries? Country or countries of origin of those killed or injured (Expectations) Treatment of those injured (local facilities initially – later?) What do you do with friends and relatives of those killed or injured? (who organises or pays?) Communication problems (call centre, casualty bureau) Recovery of bodies and property (local facilities initially – later?) Body, body parts and property storage (local facilities initially – later?) Criteria for identification of bodies and body parts (local rules for ID may not be acceptable in other countries) Identification of property (may be only thing recovered i.e. no body) Repatriation of bodies, body parts and property Recommended documentation (e.g. Interpol DVI forms) Aftercare of all those involved in disaster