Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Teams

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Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Teams are specialized federal teams that provide victim identification, mortuary services, and related support following mass fatality incidents and disasters in the United States.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf emergency response unit
federal disaster response team
abbreviation DMORT NERFINISHED
activationBy U.S. Department of Health and Human Services NERFINISHED
U.S. federal government NERFINISHED
administeredBy Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response NERFINISHED
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services NERFINISHED
collaboratesWith Federal Emergency Management Agency NERFINISHED
law enforcement agencies
local medical examiners and coroners
composedOf administrative support staff
embalmers
fingerprint specialists
forensic anthropologists
forensic odontologists
forensic pathologists
funeral directors
logistics specialists
medical records technicians
x-ray technicians
country United States of America
surface form: United States
goal ensure dignified handling of human remains
provide accurate and timely identification of decedents
support families of victims during mass fatality events
hasComponent DMORT Family Assistance Center Team NERFINISHED
DMORT Region I NERFINISHED
DMORT Region II NERFINISHED
DMORT Region III NERFINISHED
DMORT Region IV NERFINISHED
DMORT Region IX NERFINISHED
DMORT Region V NERFINISHED
DMORT Region VI NERFINISHED
DMORT Region VII NERFINISHED
DMORT Region VIII NERFINISHED
DMORT Region X NERFINISHED
DMORT Weapons of Mass Destruction Team NERFINISHED
jurisdiction federal disasters in the United States
operatedBy National Disaster Medical System NERFINISHED
operationalScope mass fatality incidents
natural disasters
terrorist incidents
transportation accidents
partOf Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response NERFINISHED
National Disaster Medical System NERFINISHED
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services NERFINISHED
purpose provide mortuary services following disasters
provide victim identification following mass fatality incidents
support local authorities in managing mass fatalities
supports state and local authorities
territorial governments
tribal governments
task antemortem data collection
coordination with emergency management agencies
coordination with law enforcement agencies
coordination with medical examiners and coroners
disaster victim identification
documentation and chain-of-custody for remains and personal effects
family assistance and notification support
forensic examination of human remains
mortuary operations management
postmortem data collection
reconciliation of antemortem and postmortem data
remains processing and preparation
temporary morgue operations
uses portable morgue units

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National Disaster Medical System hasComponent Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Teams