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Chapter 29 - Forensic Medicine and Victim Identification in the Field Hospital Setting

from Section 5 - Additional Contextual Considerations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 January 2020

By
S David Gertz ,
Chen Kugel ,
Ladd A Tremaine  and
Louis N Finelli
Edited by
Elhanan Bar-On ,
Kobi Peleg  and
Yitshak Kreiss
Elhanan Bar-On
Affiliation:
The Israel Center for Disaster Medicine and Humanitarian Response, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
Kobi Peleg
Affiliation:
National Center for Trauma & Emergency Medicine Research, The Gertner Institute for Health Policy and Epidemiology and Tel-Aviv University, Disaster Medicine Department
Yitshak Kreiss
Affiliation:
Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
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Summary

Field hospitals may be deployed within the borders of the jurisdiction of the care provider or, upon official request, within a different, often remote, jurisdiction such as during humanitarian missions. The field hospital is incomplete without capabilities in the areas of forensic medicine (FM) and victim identification (VI). The specifics of what constitutes appropriate indications and circumstances warranting deployment of FM and VI services in the field hospital setting, and the necessary functions and capabilities required, is the subject of this chapter.

Keywords

Field hospitalvictim identificationdisaster victim identificationforensic medicinedeath investigationmechanisms of deathforensic identificationmass casualty eventfatality managementmass fatality managementcontaminated human remainsCBRN
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Field Hospitals
A Comprehensive Guide to Preparation and Operation
 , pp. 281 - 289
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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