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Using counselors in a multideath disaster.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8599346     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
In the worst possible situation, a disaster results in multiple deaths, requiring the involvement of coroner's and medical examiner's offices. Guidelines offered by the National Association of Medical Examiners and by a national funeral directors' association suggest the use of ministers and chaplains to offer "pastoral" care to family members who have lost a loved one in a disaster. This article offers an example of a disaster protocol based upon national guidelines, but using certified and licensed professional counselors to provide preventive outreach counseling to those family members. Furthermore, this protocol uses a counselor in a key position to provide psychological care to investigative and medical personnel involved in the recovery and identification portions of a disaster.
Authors:
D B Young; S U McCormick; G M McCormick
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The American journal of forensic medicine and pathology     Volume:  16     ISSN:  0195-7910     ISO Abbreviation:  Am J Forensic Med Pathol     Publication Date:  1995 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1996-04-22     Completed Date:  1996-04-22     Revised Date:  2011-02-02    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8108948     Medline TA:  Am J Forensic Med Pathol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  348-51     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
North Louisiana Regional Forensic Center, Bossier City 71111, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Cause of Death*
Coroners and Medical Examiners
Counseling / manpower,  methods*
Disasters*
Forensic Medicine
Humans
Louisiana

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