Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology
SCOPUS
  • Year: 2016
  • Volume: 33
  • Issue: 2

An experience on the disaster victim identification (DVI) for indonesia AirAsia flight QZ8501

  • Author:
  • AH Hasmi1, MI Haron2, PS Lai1, NA M. Ashar3, WAW.M. Annuar2, MS Mahmood1
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 107 to 109

1National Institute of Forensic Medicine, Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2Military Dentistry Department, Malaysian Armed Forces, Kuala Lumpur Campus, National University of Malaysia

3Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Kuala, Lumpur Campus, National University of Malaysia

Online published on 12 July, 2017.

Abstract

This paper is about sharing of experience of managing air disaster where 162 people died by Indonesian, Malaysian, and International DVI teams. Human remains of 115 deceased were recovered from sea and 111 were successfully identified by multiple means.

Keywords

DVI, air disaster, team approach in DVI