COVID-19 and Mass Fatality Management: A Public Health Challenge.
Disaster Med Public Health Prep
; 14(4): e38-e39, 2020 08.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-679840
ABSTRACT
The COVID-19 pandemic has posed a serious question over preparedness to deal with mass fatality. The current trend shows that there would be more bodies than the capacity and resources to handle them. The international agencies have alerted governments that the number of deaths may overwhelm the local capacity to handle dead bodies properly. Mass fatality management and planning are important to respecting the dignity of the deceased and surviving family. Inadequate capacity to deal with dead bodies may affect the psychological well-being of survivors which may result in distress to families and community.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Cadaver
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Public Health
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Mass Casualty Incidents
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Disaster Med Public Health Prep
Journal subject:
Public Health
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Dmp.2020.277
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