Baggage scanners and their use as an imaging resource in mass fatality incidents

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dc.contributor.authorD'Arcy, Giguere
dc.contributor.authorMarquez-Grant, Nicholas
dc.contributor.authorLane, David W.
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-13T08:45:40Z
dc.date.available2019-08-13T08:45:40Z
dc.date.issued2019-08-08
dc.description.abstractDisaster victim identification following a mass fatality incident is focussed on identifying the deceased and returning them to their families as quickly as possible, while gathering as much information as practical to aid investigators in establishing the cause of the incident. Ante-mortem data is gathered and compared with the post-mortem data obtained in order to positively identify the deceased. This paper presents results from a study concerned with the first part of the process of identifying the deceased—the triage or Primary Survey and how this can be done without access to hospital facilities such as conventional X-ray imaging or computed tomography. In particular, this study focuses on the imaging undertaken prior to the opening of the body bag by a multidisciplinary team, and how this imaging can assist particularly when forensic anthropologists are involved in the identification process. There are several advantages to imaging the body bags before they are opened and one of the most important is safety. Thus, this paper examines the viability of using a baggage scanner as a practical resource for X-ray imaging, as many regions worldwide may not be able to access conventional imaging equipment. Baggage scanners are readily available and found in airports and various government buildings. The baggage scanner is particularly suited to this task and produces images that can be used by forensic anthropologists to distinguish between human and non-human remains, identify items of evidence and personal effects, and even perform a preliminary or partial biological profile. When considering their response plans, emergency responders should consider including baggage scanners as a contingency for screening body bags if no other imaging system is available.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationD’Arcy G, Márquez-Grant N, Lane DW. (2020) Baggage scanners and their use as an imaging resource in mass fatality incidents. International Journal of Legal Medicine, Volume 134, July 2020, pp. 1419-1429en_UK
dc.identifier.cris24155774
dc.identifier.issn0937-9827
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s00414-019-02132-y
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/14427
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherSpringeren_UK
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectDisaster victim identificationen_UK
dc.subjectForensic anthropologyen_UK
dc.subjectRadiologyen_UK
dc.subjectMass fatalitiesen_UK
dc.subjectX-raysen_UK
dc.subjectBaggage scannersen_UK
dc.titleBaggage scanners and their use as an imaging resource in mass fatality incidentsen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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