Contributions of Pediatrics in Identification of Disaster Victims

• 2009

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• Eneko Barberia; Josep Arimany; Anna Hospital; Juan Francisco Ortigosa; Narcis Bardalet; Claudina Vidal
PMID: 19522122

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This article discusses the challenges faced by health professionals and the health system in dealing with disasters, focusing on the identification of minors' deaths. It explores the application of positive and presumptive criteria in disaster identification and emphasizes the importance of collaboration between specialties such as pediatrics and forensic pathology. The study highlights the difficulties in identifying minors who are not adolescents in disaster situations and suggests the involvement of pediatricians in collecting medical antemortem data. Overall, the article underscores the need for coordinated efforts between different healthcare professionals to improve disaster response and identification processes.

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Focus Area: Everyday Emergency

Audiences: Emergency Managers; EMS Clinicians

Emergency Management Stage: Response

Bundles: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Child Mortality; Child Welfare; Disaster Planning; Emergency Medical Services; Pediatrics; Disaster Victims; Forensic Pathology; Disaster Medicine

Institutions: Institut de Medicina Legal i Ciències Forenses de Catalunya (IMLCFC)

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