Description:
Barbara Butcher, Chief of Staff, and Director of Forensic Investigations at the NYC Office of Chief Medical Examiner provides an overview of the core issues in Mass Fatality Management Operations. In this presentation learners are presented with the definition of mass fatality management, the primary objectives and description of tasks and responsibilities the newest state-of-the-art technologies that codify mass fatality management and the critical role of the Disaster Victim Identification Unit.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the four characteristics of a mass fatality event
- Name the primary objectives of mass fatality management operations
- Identify key operations in an incident response
- Identify where Mass Fatality Management fits within Emergency Support Functions and within NIMS-ICS
- Describe what UVIS (Unified Victim Identification System) is and its functions
PHEP Capabilities:
Public Health Surveillance and Epidemiological Investigation
Fatality Management
Medical Countermeasure Dispensing
Topic:
Mass Care & Mass Fatality
Format:
Online Course
Time:
1 hour
Level:
Introductory
University:
Columbia University
PERLC:
Columbia Regional Learning Center
Bundles:
Fatality Management