| The 11 March 2004 Madrid terrorist attacks: the importance of the mortuary organisation for identification of victims. A critical review. | |
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PMID: 17876557 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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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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Authors:
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J L Prieto; C Tortosa; A Bedate; L Segura; J M Abenza; M C Mariscal de Gante; J Conejero; C Magaña; B Perea |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2007-09-18 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: International journal of legal medicine Volume: 121 ISSN: 0937-9827 ISO Abbreviation: Int. J. Legal Med. Publication Date: 2007 Nov |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-10-11 Completed Date: 2008-03-19 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9101456 Medline TA: Int J Legal Med Country: Germany |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 517-22 Citation Subset: IM |
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Laboratory of Forensic Anthropology and Odontology, Instituto Anatómico Forense de Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria s/n 28040, Madrid, Spain. prietoaf@med.ucm.es |
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Cooperative Behavior Disaster Planning / organization & administration* Forensic Anthropology / organization & administration* Forensic Dentistry / organization & administration Humans Interprofessional Relations Mortuary Practice / organization & administration* Spain Terrorism* |
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