01221pab a2200169 454500 180718b1998 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d Scanlon, Joseph Dealing with mass death after a community catastrophe: handling bodies after the 1917 Halifax explosion 1998 p.288-304 The literature available on how communities deal with mass death, in particular body handling procedures, is sparse. Describes the actions of the various people involved in the immediate aftermath of the Halifax (Nova Scotia) 1917 explosion. Also, but in less detail, examples the Rapid City flood, the Gander air crash, the Zeebrugge ferry disaster, the Tangsham earthquake, the Texas City explosion and the Kobe earthquake. Highlights the problems of handling bodies after a mass fatality incident: respect accorded to the dead individual; whether skilled individuals are there to take on the tasks, the tagging and identification procedures required and the setting up of temporary morgue facilities. - Reproduced Mortuary Disaster management Death Disaster Prevention and Management: an International Journal 40470 40470 40470 0 0 0 0 IIPA IIPA 2018-07-19 Volume no: 7, Issue no: 4 AR40845 2018-07-19 2018-07-19 AR