Disasters

Question 1

what is an open disaster

Answer 1

a disaster that results in death of unknown number of people with no prior records eg. tsunami

Question 2

what is a closed disaster

Answer 2

a disaster with deaths of people belonging to a fixed identifiable group eg. a plane crash with a passenger list

Question 3

Victim data

Answer 3

Phase 1: scene - treated like a crime scene. map and grid
Phase 2: Post mortem - search, document bodies

Question 4

Missing Person data

Answer 4

Phase 3: Antemortem - make misper lists, interviews

Question 5

Identification

Answer 5

Phase 4: Reconciliation - match post to ante mortem data –> hep identify the dead