Disaster victim identification
Disaster victim identification (DVI) is the process of identifying the remains of people who have died in a mass fatality incident such as a plane crash or bomb blast.[1][2] The process can be time-consuming to avoid mis-identification. Techniques include fingerprinting, use of dental records and DNA profiling.[3]
The DVI process typically follows a structured four-phase approach: scene examination, post-mortem data collection, ante-mortem data collection, and reconciliation. Specialized DVI teams-often composed of forensic pathologists, odontologists, fingerprint experts, and DNA analysts – are deployed to manage this process. Coordination between international and national agencies is common during large-scale disasters, with standardized protocols guided by organizations such as INTERPOL, which issued its first DVI guidelines in 1984 and continues to update them regularly.[4]
See also
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- Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team
- Emergency management
- FBI Victims Identification Project
- Forensic archaeology
- Unidentified decedent
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