01336pab a2200181 454500008004000000100002000040245010800060260000900168300001400177520072100191650001300912650002400925650001000949773006500959909001001024999001701034952010301051180718b1998   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aScanlon, Joseph  aDealing with mass death after a community catastrophe: handling bodies after the 1917 Halifax explosion  c1998  ap.288-304  aThe 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  aMortuary  aDisaster management  aDeath  aDisaster Prevention and Management: an International Journal  a40470  c40470d40470  00104070aIIPAbIIPAd2018-07-19hVolume no: 7, Issue no: 4pAR40845r2018-07-19w2018-07-19yAR