| Forensic aspects of the 2009 Victorian Bushfires Disaster. | |
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PMID: 20832958 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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The 2009 Victorian Bushfires Disaster started on a record hot day in February 2009 and resulted in over 300 separate fires with a death toll of 173 and over 400 presentations to hospital emergency departments. This occurred a little over a week after a heat wave in which over 400 people were thought to have died prematurely in southeastern Australia. The Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine in collaboration with the police force and the State Coroner's Office and over 100 colleagues from all over Australia, Indonesia, New Zealand and Japan implemented a DVI process based on Interpol guidelines to identify the deceased persons. CT scanning was conducted on all remains collected and played a pivotal role in the identification processes in conjunction with experts in pathology, anthropology, forensic odontology and molecular biology. This paper outlines the scale of the disaster and the work, from a forensic medical perspective, to identify the deceased. |
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Stephen M Cordner; Noel Woodford; Richard Bassed |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-09-15 |
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Title: Forensic science international Volume: 205 ISSN: 1872-6283 ISO Abbreviation: Forensic Sci. Int. Publication Date: 2011 Feb |
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Created Date: 2011-02-14 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7902034 Medline TA: Forensic Sci Int Country: Ireland |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 2-7 Citation Subset: IM |
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Crown Copyright © 2010. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine and Department of Forensic Medicine, Monash University, 57-83 Kavanagh St., Southbank 3006, Australia. |
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