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Management of Dead Bodies in Disaster Situations

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Date
2004
ISBN
92 75 12529 5
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Pan American Health Organization
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Abstract
[Introduction]: This manual provides the technical information that will support the correct approach to handling dead bodies, taking into account the following principles: a) When death is the result of a disaster, the body does not pose a risk for infection; b) Victims should never be buried in common graves; c) Mass cremation of bodies should never take place when this goes against the cultural and religious norms of the population; d) 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.
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Disaster Manuals and Guidelines on Disasters;5
Subject
Dead Body; Natual Disaster; Disaster Emergencies; Disaster Epidemiology
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https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/6252
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