Disaster Victim Management: Role of Anthropologist

A. Z. Mundorff; S. M. Black; S. Blau; S. M. Drawdry; R. C. Kosalka Shore

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-800034-2.00237-8

Disaster Victim Management: Role of Anthropologist

A. Z. Mundorff, S. M. Black, S. Blau, S. M. Drawdry, R. C. Kosalka Shore

Department of Forensic Medicine

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Abstract

Forensic anthropologists have expertise in locating, identifying, recording, recovering, and analyzing differentially preserved human remains, including fragmentary, burned, buried, and other types of compromised human tissue. Therefore they play a critical role in disaster response. This chapter summarizes the contributions forensic anthropologists make to disaster victim identification (DVI). Historical contributions made by anthropologists to disaster responses are outlined and followed by a discussion of their specialized roles in each of the five phases that constitute DVI missions. Their diverse contributions highlight the value of incorporating forensic anthropologists into the DVI management structure.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Editors	Jason Payne-James, Roger W. Byard
Place of Publication	Oxford UK
Publisher	Elsevier
Pages	281 - 287
Number of pages	7
Edition	2nd
ISBN (Electronic)	9780128000557
ISBN (Print)	9780128000342
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-800034-2.00237-8
Publication status	Published - 2016

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