Searching for Kin Amidst Tragedy-Disaster Victim Identification Operations for US Bangla Flight 211
| Autor: | Jenash Acharya, Jemish Acharya, Rijen Shrestha, Arbin Shakya |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Population Crash 01 natural sciences Pathology and Forensic Medicine Clothing 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Nepal Genetics medicine Humans Severe burn 030216 legal & forensic medicine Dermatoglyphics education education.field_of_study 010401 analytical chemistry Dental Records Forensic Sciences Disaster victim identification medicine.disease language.human_language 0104 chemical sciences Bengali Accidents Aviation language Tragedy (event) Identification (biology) Medical emergency Disaster Victims Burns |
| Zdroj: | Journal of forensic sciences. 64(3) |
| ISSN: | 1556-4029 |
| Popis: | The nature of air disasters includes factors that exacerbate challenges in the identification process. Of the 49 deceased in the US Bangla air crash in Kathmandu, Nepal, four were intact, 11 presented with burn injuries, another 11 presented with partial charring, and 23 were completely charred. Personal belongings were useful in the identification phases for all types of victims. Fingerprints were obtainable and useful in intact victims and victims with less severe burn injuries; medical and surgical information was useful in bodies with burn injuries; finally, dental findings were useful in cases of extensive charring. Other useful methods in the process included marks of identification, physical features, and exclusion. In certain resource-limited settings, especially in closed population disasters, where scientific identification (DNA, dental records, etc.) is not currently available, personal belongings, clothing, and physical findings analyzed by an identification team using a structured organization may be cautiously used as the primary means of identification. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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