| Title | Role of forensic doctors in Thailand's tsunami: experiences from Chulalongkorn Medical School. | | Author(s) | Sirisup N, Kanluen S | | Institution | Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. | | Source | J Med Assoc Thai 2005 Sep.:S335-8. | | MeSH | Autopsy
Cadaver
Coroners and Medical Examiners
Forensic Dentistry
Forensic Pathology
Forensic Sciences
Humans
Natural Disasters
Schools, Medical
Thailand
| | Abstract | Personal identification was the major task of forensic doctors in Thailand's Tsunami. Identification can be done by visual identification, circumstantial evidence and physical evidence. Among the physical evidences dental data is the most effective method of identification, followed by fingerprint and DNA. A disaster Identification team should be set up to handle the problems and plan for the future. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 16623051 |
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