Mass fatality management following the South Asian tsunami disaster: case studies in Thailand, Indonesia, and Sri Lanka.

作者: Oliver W Morgan , Pongruk Sribanditmongkol , Clifford Perera , Yeddi Sulasmi , Dana Van Alphen

DOI: 10.1371/JOURNAL.PMED.0030195

关键词: Poison controlHuman factors and ergonomicsEnvironmental protectionOccupational safety and healthInjury preventionSuicide preventionRisk assessmentTerrorismNatural disasterMedicineSocioeconomics

摘要: Background Following natural disasters, mismanagement of the dead has consequences for psychological well-being survivors. However, no technical guidelines currently exist managing mass fatalities following large disasters. Existing methods fatality management are not directly transferable as they designed transport accidents and acts terrorism. Furthermore, information is available about post-disaster previous

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