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Management of unidentified and unclaimed bodies: a comparison of model from four countries in the Asia Pacific Region.

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العنوان: Management of unidentified and unclaimed bodies: a comparison of model from four countries in the Asia Pacific Region.
المؤلفون: Khoo LS; National Institute of Forensic Medicine (IPFN), Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Jalan Pahang, 50586, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. khoolaysee@yahoo.com., Lai PS; National Institute of Forensic Medicine (IPFN), Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Jalan Pahang, 50586, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia., Siew SF; National Institute of Forensic Medicine (IPFN), Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Jalan Pahang, 50586, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia., Ibrahim MA; National Institute of Forensic Medicine (IPFN), Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Jalan Pahang, 50586, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
المصدر: Forensic science, medicine, and pathology [Forensic Sci Med Pathol] 2024 Jun; Vol. 20 (2), pp. 579-594. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jul 31.
نوع المنشور: Journal Article; Comparative Study
اللغة: English
بيانات الدورية: Publisher: Humana Press Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101236111 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1556-2891 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 1547769X NLM ISO Abbreviation: Forensic Sci Med Pathol Subsets: MEDLINE
أسماء مطبوعة: Original Publication: Totowa, N.J. : Humana Press, c2005-
مواضيع طبية MeSH: Mortuary Practice*/organization & administration, Humans ; Malaysia ; Body Remains
مستخلص: Managing mass fatality incidents or disasters involving multiple deaths are not uncommon among forensic practitioners. In fact, management of unidentified or unknown bodies is also a vital component of the day-to-day mortuary work practice. The unidentified and subsequently unclaimed bodies have always been a "silent mass disaster," a problem that needs to be tackled within the forensic community and raises the global issue of ethics, law, and human rights. Unidentified bodies' in Malaysia make up an average of 4.02% of all death cases where a total postmortem examination was performed which is comparable with other developing countries within 4-10% which can go up to 25%. Moreover, unstandardized procedures in all mortuaries in different states and districts in Malaysia have worsened the scenario even with guidelines in place. This study aims to address the issues surrounding unidentified and unclaimed bodies including body disposal from a social and legal perspective using case study methodology by comparing four different countries in the Asia Pacific Region through document analysis and interview methods. One of the major findings is evident in 3 out of the 4 models, whereby there is a considerable gap in consolidating the missing person report and information to match with the unidentified bodies received in forensic institutions in an attempt to enhance the identification process which ultimately intends as a closure for the family members. It is also timely to think out of the box beyond dental records and DNA profiling to improve the identification rate for skeletonized remains through means of anthropology biometrics comparison. With the limited literature published surrounding this domain, it is hoped that the suggestions and recommendations to standardize the management of unidentified and unclaimed bodies can benefit many forensic institutions and public mortuaries in this region.
(© 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.)
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فهرسة مساهمة: Keywords: Body disposal; Management of the dead; Unclaimed; Unidentified; Unknown
تواريخ الأحداث: Date Created: 20230731 Date Completed: 20240802 Latest Revision: 20240802
رمز التحديث: 20240802
DOI: 10.1007/s12024-023-00683-6
PMID: 37523136
قاعدة البيانات: MEDLINE
الوصف
تدمد:1556-2891
DOI:10.1007/s12024-023-00683-6