| Implantation of radio frequency identification device (RFID) microchip in disaster victim identification (DVI). | |
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PMID: 16289679 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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The tsunami catastrophe of December 2004 left more than 200,000 dead. Disaster victim identification (DVI) teams were presented with the unprecedented challenge of identifying thousands of mostly markedly putrefied and partially skeletised bodies. To this end, an adequate body tagging method is essential. Conventional body bag tagging in terms of writing on body bags and placing of tags inside body bags proved unsatisfactory and problem prone due to consequences of cold storage, formalin (formaldehyde) embalming and body numbers inside storage facilities. The placement of radio frequency identification device (RFID) microchips inside victim bodies provided a practical solution to problems of body tagging and attribution in the DVI setting encountered by the Austrian DVI team in Thailand in early 2005. |
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Authors:
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Harald J Meyer; Nantarika Chansue; Fabio Monticelli |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2005-11-11 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Forensic science international Volume: 157 ISSN: 0379-0738 ISO Abbreviation: Forensic Sci. Int. Publication Date: 2006 Mar |
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Created Date: 2006-02-20 Completed Date: 2006-04-20 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7902034 Medline TA: Forensic Sci Int Country: Ireland |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 168-71 Citation Subset: IM |
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Institute of Forensic Medicine and Forensic Psychiatry, Salzburg University, Ignaz-Harrerstr. 79, A-5020 Salzburg, Austria. harald.meyer@sbg.ac.at |
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Austria Computers* Disasters* Equipment Design Ethmoid Sinus Forensic Anthropology / instrumentation*, methods Humans Maxillary Sinus Miniaturization* Radio / instrumentation* Thailand |
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