Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Teams in Action: The Role of DMORT in Natural Disasters, Pandemics, and Beyond Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Teams (DMORT) were crea

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• Patricia Kauffman

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This interview discusses how Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Teams (DMORT) help identify and return the remains of people who die in disasters, like hurricanes or pandemics. DMORT teams include doctors, dentists, and other experts who work together to support families and make sure loved ones are treated with respect. They use portable morgues and special centers to gather information from families. The article also explains how deaths are counted differently in each state after a disaster, making it hard to know the true number of disaster-related deaths.

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Focus Areas: Infectious Disease; Natural Disasters

Audience: Emergency Managers

Emergency Management Stage: Response

Keywords: Disaster Planning; Family Relations; Mental Health Services; Mortuary Practice; Natural Disasters; Forensic Pathology; Pandemics; Mass Casualty Incidents; Disaster Medicine; Emergency Responders

Institutions: ASPR TRACIE

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