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Virginia Mass Fatalities Management (VA)

Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 8:19 pm
by Reese
http://www.pandemicpractices.org/practi ... dards-id=4

From: Virginia Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
Virginia Department of Health

Description and Reviewers' Comments
The Virginia Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has created two flowcharts for disposition of remains following death from pandemic influenza and a two-page pamphlet on managing fatalities during a pandemic. The flowcharts describe fatalities care pathways for two scenarios: 1) individuals who die in hospitals or are dead on arrival, and 2) individuals who die in out-of-hospital settings. The pamphlet addresses pronouncement and certification of death; identification of victims; and handling, storing, and transporting of remains. While these materials are relatively brief, they offer a good conceptual framework for managing remains during a pandemic and could easily be adapted to other locations.

Component Parts
State Mass Fatality Planning (Main Web Site) Please scroll down and select: "Managing Pandemic Influenza Fatality Events;" "Flowchart for In-Hospital Pandemic Flu Deaths;" and "Flowchart for Out-Of-Hospital Pandemic Flu Deaths"

Flowchart for In-Hospital Pandemic Flu Deaths

Flowchart for Out-Of-Hospital Pandemic Flu Deaths

Managing Pandemic Influenza Fatality Events