The 11 March 2004 Madrid terrorist attacks: the importance of the mortuary organisation for identification of victims. A critical review.
Int J Legal Med
; 121(6): 517-22, 2007 Nov.
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| ID: mdl-17876557
ABSTRACT
On the morning of 11 March 2004, Madrid lived the worst terrorist attack in its modern history, resulting to 191 people killed and more than 1,800 injured. The attacks evidenced a series of significant deficiencies in forensic task planning, especially in using standardised post-mortem data forms and gathering ante-mortem medical and dental data, responsible for the delay in identifying corpses in the worst state, which had to wait for DNA analysis. Fortunately, the ultimate result can be considered satisfactory, given the rapid response of the forensic team in examination and identification of the large number of victims (80% of the victims were identified within 40 h), consequence of a good mortuary organization in the Pavilion 6 of the Madrid Trade Fair (IFEMA), the professional fervor whereupon the different involved professionals acted, some personal initiatives and the good general state of most of the corpses.
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01-internacional
Contexto em Saúde:
1_ASSA2030
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Antropologia Forense
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Terrorismo
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Planejamento em Desastres
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Práticas Mortuárias
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int J Legal Med
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article