The Victims Of A Disaster Victim Identification

The tsunami caused devastation in coastal communities in Indonesia and eleven other countries. More than 225 000 people died leaving families destroyed, children orphaned and people not knowing if their loved ones were dead or alive. 500 000 people were left homeless adding to the trauma of the disastrous event. Across the affected countries there were an estimated 5 million people deprived of basic services such as clean water and sewage. This lead to

In the essay, “DNA fingerprinting: Cracking Our Genetic ‘Barcode’,” by Elaine Marieb, illustrates how significant DNA fingerprinting is today. She initiates a candid example of how New York City’s World Trade Center massacre killed more than 3, 000, left millions of bodies distorted, charred, and decayed. It was the staple for the ever-increasing need for DNA fingerprinting.

Throughout this unit, the Science in Practice class has been learning about natural disasters and the impact it has on humans and environment. The natural disaster that will be discussed in this report is the Boxing Day Tsunami, which occurred on the 26th of December, 2004. The tsunami took place in the Indian Ocean. Due to, two tectonics plates, the Indo-Australian plate and the Eurasian plate colliding, causing an underwater earthquake. Due to this awful disaster, people were killed, injured, diagnosed with diseases, homes and businesses were destroyed, the environment damaged.

This paper is for the people that seem to do great things for the community, but receive such little recognition in return. 911 first responders (dispatchers, Firefighters, police officers, etc.) is the epitome of a “lifesaver”. These people choose to risk their lives and give up time with their family to save yours. Yet, believe it or not they receive little compensation for the work they do. Having personal experience in the matter as my mother is a 911 dispatcher. Not only does the job take a toll on these people financially, but also their physical and mental health are at risk. As we should make sure that the people that selflessly care about our well-being be taken care of. Most people are willing to pay $200 for a concert ticket, but would gripe over paying that in medical bills. Hopefully, after making this statement people will gain understanding and compassion for the modern day heroes.

It’s no secret that those that experience a traumatic natural disaster are subject to psychological distress. Earthquakes, floods, mudslides, and Tsunamis are most likely to cause more than physical damage. Victims tend to mostly show symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). They have lost most of their earthly possessions and are now trying to pull together the emotional

As of April 10, 2015, earthquake and tsunami caused the death total of 15,891 people, ravaged large areas of the Japanese countryside, and continues to cause

All along the coast of Central America the tsunami was observed. (February 4, 1965, Alaska Earthquake, Rat Islands, Magnitude 8.7) This earthquake was recorded at a magnitude 8.7 and caused a big tsunami of over 10 m on Shemya Island. It barely caused any damage, though. Just two months after the initial shock, an aftershock earthquake at a magnitude of 7.6 hit the same area. (March 28, 2005, Sumatra Earthquake aka Nias Earthquake) Just off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, was a devastating earthquake that killed 1,300 people. A majority of the devastation occurred on the island of Nias. The massive earthquake sparked a panic around countries along the Indian Ocean because there was a massive tsunami just three months earlier in December. ( August 15, 1950, Assam, Tibet Earthquake, Magnitude 8.6) There were at least 780 people who died in this 8.6 magnitude earthquake. Many buildings completely collapsed in areas of Eastern Tibet. Landslides and ground cracks/fractures ended up washing away and entire village. The village of Yedong collapsed into the Yarlung Zangbo River and literally washed

In the last decade alone, there have been a number of natural disasters that have caused substantial physical damage and great emotional distress to the people who were affected. The aftermath of a natural disaster presents many concerns; communities become displaced, health risks and complications occur, food scarcity becomes a result of lost crops, and emotional aftershocks become apparent. Some Haitian’s have yet to recover from the earthquake they experienced in 2010. (Davis, 2015) “According to FEMA, the total damage for hurricane Katrina is estimated at $108 billion.” (CNN News, 2015), and 86,000 lives were taken in the earthquake of Pakistan in 2005 (EERI, 2006). In 2008, communities of Sichuan, China, endured a 7.9 magnitude earthquake that collapsed several buildings, killing over 87,000 people. Buildings had very poor infrastructures, which caused the destruction of many local schools. This contributed to the deaths of thousands of school aged children (BBC News, 2013). However, the Boxing Day tsunami was one of the largest and most destructive natural disasters of

The morning of December 26, the peaceful morning was cut short of by a massive earthquake that struck off Indonesia causing a deadly tsunami The earthquake was described as having the power of 23,000 Hiroshima bombs, reaching a magnitude of 9.0. After the tsunami started it travels 13 countries and left beaches filled

Most mass fatalities are “closed populations” where there is often information of whom may be affected in the form of a list or flight manifest (Warren 254). This is helpful to forensic anthropologists because it allows them to gather information and then observe remains and make comparisons. However, due to the large number of remains that forensic anthropologist have to deal with, it is often essential that they look for specific characteristics that may help them to identify individuals easier.

anthropology section assists in two functional areas of the DMORT operation: (1) assisting with the initial evaluation, documentation and sorting of human remains in the morgue triage, and (2) providing comprehensive forensic anthropological documentation of human remains in the morgue” (Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team, 2006, p. 49). The forensic anthropologist is expected to provide a detailed biological profile of the victims remains. This includes: sex, age, stature, ancestry, as well as peri and ante mortem trauma. Additional duties of the forensic anthropologist include obtaining samples for DNA from bone, consulting with the coroner or pathologist on trauma, consulting with odontologists on dental evidence, as well as examining

In the article, ¨Indian Ocean Tsunami; Then and Now¨ by Lucy Rodgers and Gerry Fletcher the text says, ¨About 228,000 people were killed as a result of the 9.1 magnitude quake and the giant waves that slammed into coastlines.¨ Anything can happen at any time, and everybody living in that area were not expecting a tsunami to hit out of nowhere, causing 228,000 of them to get killed. On page 48, the text says, ¨For as far as Ruslan could see, Meulaboh had become a lake, clogged with floating debris.¨ Everything in the city was basically gone, all because nobody saw anything coming and nobody was prepared. Finally, on page 78, the text says, ¨A man stared at him with wide, and bulging eyes. Unblinking eyes, rigid with death. Around him were several more corpses, caught in the brush like debris.¨ Thousands people got killed and hurt, because a tsunami hit out of

The destruction of Asian Tsunami shakes the world. The scale of devastation was worse than anyone imagine possible, thousands of people are dead and the whole city was damaged by giant waves that hit country after country, and there were no early warning signs prior to the Indian Ocean earthquake. The 2004 Tsunami first hits was at Tailand, then Sreilanka, then India was next (around the bay of Bangual), then next was Maldives, and then six hours after the quake, the Tsunami reaches the cost of Africa. In addition, based on what we saw on the movie, Scientists says that if there is one

As stated in Ministry of Justice (2013) press release victims of crime will receive more support than ever before to help bring offenders to justice and move on with their lives. The new Victims’ Code was set up explaining that people should expect from criminal justice agencies from the moment of reporting the crime to the end of trial. According to the Code victims of the most serious crimes, including hate crime, domestic violence, terrorism and sexual offences should get access to services like pre-trial therapy and counselling. There are free support and advice are available for victims of all crimes from Victims’ Information Service.

Hurricanes, Tornadoes and flooding are just a few of the things that can wreak havoc on your home or property are you and your family