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Thai tsunami victim identification overview to date.
J Forensic Odontostomatol. 2005 Jun; 23(1):1-18.JF

Abstract

The boxing day tsunami of 26 December 2004 caused devastation and loss of life around the Indian ocean. International disaster victim identification efforts were centred in Thailand, with many odontologists from over 20 countries contributing to the examination of deceased, collection of antemortem information, comparison and reconciliation of data. The contribution of forensic odontology to the identification process conducted in Thailand in response to the tsunami devastation is presented in a composite of short reports focused on the five phases associated with disaster victim identification. To date 1,474 deceased have been identified. Dental comparison has been the primary identifier in 79% of cases and a contributor in another 8%, a total of 87%.

Authors+Show Affiliations

James H
Forensic Odontology Unit, University of Adelaide, Australia. helen.james@adelaide.edu.au

MeSH

Communicable Disease ControlDental RecordsDisaster PlanningDisastersForensic AnthropologyForensic DentistryHealth PrioritiesHumansMedical Records Systems, ComputerizedMortuary PracticeMyanmarRadiography, DentalRegistriesRelief WorkThailandWorkforce

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

16224829

Citation

James, H. "Thai Tsunami Victim Identification Overview to Date." The Journal of Forensic Odonto-stomatology, vol. 23, no. 1, 2005, pp. 1-18.
James H. Thai tsunami victim identification overview to date. J Forensic Odontostomatol. 2005;23(1):1-18.
James, H. (2005). Thai tsunami victim identification overview to date. The Journal of Forensic Odonto-stomatology, 23(1), 1-18.
James H. Thai Tsunami Victim Identification Overview to Date. J Forensic Odontostomatol. 2005;23(1):1-18. PubMed PMID: 16224829.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Thai tsunami victim identification overview to date. A1 - James,H, PY - 2005/10/15/pubmed PY - 2005/11/11/medline PY - 2005/10/15/entrez SP - 1 EP - 18 JF - The Journal of forensic odonto-stomatology JO - J Forensic Odontostomatol VL - 23 IS - 1 N2 - The boxing day tsunami of 26 December 2004 caused devastation and loss of life around the Indian ocean. International disaster victim identification efforts were centred in Thailand, with many odontologists from over 20 countries contributing to the examination of deceased, collection of antemortem information, comparison and reconciliation of data. The contribution of forensic odontology to the identification process conducted in Thailand in response to the tsunami devastation is presented in a composite of short reports focused on the five phases associated with disaster victim identification. To date 1,474 deceased have been identified. Dental comparison has been the primary identifier in 79% of cases and a contributor in another 8%, a total of 87%. SN - 0258-414X UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/16224829/Thai_tsunami_victim_identification_overview_to_date_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -