Mass Fatality and Casualty Incidents - A Field Guide, Second Edition

The first major publication on mass fatality management when it was published in 1999, the new edition of this bestseller is greatly revised and expanded. Eight new chapters include such topics as international resources, multi-national events, data management, identification management, repatriation, mass burial, and management of contaminated human remains. This revision is based on world events of the past 15 years, many of which the author managed. It includes expanded information on morgue operations, reflects increasing sensitivity to cultural differences, and provides the latest direction for handling the media.

Summary

The first major publication on mass fatality management when it was published in 1999, the new edition of this bestseller is greatly revised and expanded. Eight new chapters include such topics as international resources, multi-national events, data management, identification management, repatriation, mass burial, and management of contaminated human remains. This revision is based on world events of the past 15 years, many of which the author managed. It includes expanded information on morgue operations, reflects increasing sensitivity to cultural differences, and provides the latest direction for handling the media.

Product details

• Authors: Robert A. Jensen, Robert A. (Kenyon International Emergency Jensen, Robert A. (Kenyon International Emergency Services Jensen, Jensen Robert A.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.01.2026
• EAN: 9781482228519
• ISBN: 978-1-4822-2851-9
• No. of pages: 600
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disasters & Disaster Relief, LAW / Forensic Science, COMPUTERS / Security / General, Politics & government, Warfare & defence, Forensic Science, Biology, life sciences, Politics and government, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Legal aspects of criminology, Warfare and defence, Peace studies & conflict resolution, Criminology: legal aspects