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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Postmortem Imaging in Mass Disasters

Roberto LagallaAntonina ArgoSalvatore SerrainoAngelo IovaneGiuseppe Lo ReStefania ZerboFederico Midiri

subject

Event (relativity)Postmortem ctmedicineMass CasualtyMedical emergencyMultidisciplinary teamPsychologymedicine.diseaseMass disasterTerm (time)Task (project management)

description

The term “mass casualty” in the forensic field refers to a sudden tragic event involving a large number of people; such an event determines the need to perform a large number of autopsy exams, possibly in a short time. Mass casualties tend to involve emergencies that are unexpected and result in stressful situation when even those with no or scarce interest or experience could be called to play a role. Radiology could be helpful in the task of identifying victims, in cooperation with a multidisciplinary team, usually headed by a forensic specialist.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2019-07-05
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96737-0_22