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Natural Disasters Include:

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  • Floods
  • Earthquakes
  • Hurricanes
  • Tornadoes
  • Volcanic Eruptions
  • Famine
  • Drought
  • Fire
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Accidental Disasters Include:

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  • Air Crash
  • Chemical
  • Fire
  • Train Crash
  • Boat Crash
  • Car Crash
  • Drowning
  • Product Re-Call
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Man-Made Disasters Include:

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  • Homicide
  • Suicide
  • Chemical Dumping
  • Product Tampering (ex- Tylenol)
  • Arson
  • Cults
  • Terrorism
  • Kidnapping
  • Industrial Sabotage
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General Concerns of Disasters

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Disasters create a complex set of demands that must be met by a number of different paid and volunteer groups.

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Major Concerns of Disasters

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  • Rescue of the living
  • Care/medical attention for survivors
  • Removal of those not involved
  • Protection of disaster area
  • Marking the location of fatalities
  • Removal of the dead
  • Identification of remains and certification of death
  • Notification of the next of kin
  • Final disposition
  • Psychosocial and spiritual needs of the bereaved
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Responders of Disasters Include:

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  • Medical
  • Police
  • Fire
  • National Guard
  • Volunteers
  • Clergy
  • Counselors
  • Scientific Experts
  • Government Representatives
  • Funeral Directors
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Funeral director’s role during a disaster:

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Providing organized care and preparation of deceased disaster victims.

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Special Disaster Activites Include:

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  • Communication among responders and with the public
  • Identification of injured and dead
  • Notification of the next of kin
  • Distribution of care, supplies, and materials
  • Consolation of sick, injured families, and survivors
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Legal Considerations:

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  • Jurisdiction over disaster workers
  • Responsibility for disaster recovery activities
  • Financial- who will pay for recovery efforts- state, federal, local governments or the private sector?
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D-MORT

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Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team

  • Provides all authorities with technical assistance and personnel to facilitate the difficult tasks of recovery, identification, processing, preparation, and disposition of deceased victims.
  • Composed of 25 primary responders and has additional team base of 100 members
  • established by NDMA (National Disaster Medical System)
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Federal Disaster Response Plan

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  • established in 1990 by the US Federal Government

- has 13 emergency support functions

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National Disaster Medical System:

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  • Responsible for the recovery, identification, and processing of the fatal victims of any disaster.
  • Established D-MORT team in each of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s 10 districts.
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D-MORT teams are composed of the following individuals:

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  • Medical Examiners
  • Coroners
  • Pathologists
  • Anthropologists
  • Medical Records and Finger Print Experts
  • Forensic Odontologist
  • Dental Assistants
  • Xray technicians
  • Funeral Directors
  • Mental Health Consultants for the team members
  • Security Officers (Police)
  • Administrative Assistants
  • Supply Specialists
  • Computer Analysts
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Location of D-MORT

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  • Rockville, MD
  • maintains mobile mortuary container depots
  • has equipment and supplies ready for immediate deployment to any disaster in the US.
  • has a complete morgue with 50 work stations
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Emotional Support

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Available to all D-MORT teams and all disaster workers. They receive emotional intervention from trained mental health professionals.