Disaster Victim Identification (DVI)

This one-day course provides an overview of how forensic anthropology and archaeology can be applied to DVI operations, particularly where victims’ remains are disrupted, burnt, and / or commingled.

 Course Modules

• Overview of Mass fatality Incidents and DVI
• Explosions and fires- modifications to human tissue and implications for identification
• Recognition of burnt remains, practical exercise
• The role of the forensic anthropologist and archaeologist at the disaster site and in the mortuary
• Outdoor practical exercise

Course Aims

1. To provide delegates with an awareness of how forensic anthropologists and archaeologist can assist police DVI teams in mass fatality incidents
2. To outline specific challenges associated with the recovery and examination of highly fragmented, commingled and burnt human remains from disaster scenes
3. To provide guidance on best practice for achieving positive identification in burnt and highly fragmented remains