The role of mobile computed tomography in mass fatality incidents.

Abstract:

:Mobile multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) scanners are potentially available to temporary mortuaries and can be operational within 20 min of arrival. We describe, to our knowledge, the first use of mobile MDCT for a mass fatality incident. A mobile MDCT scanner attended the disaster mortuary after a five vehicle road traffic incident. Five out of six bodies were successfully imaged by MDCT in c. 15 min per body. Subsequent full radiological analysis took c. 1 h per case. The results were compared to the autopsy examinations. We discuss the advantages and disadvantages of imaging with mobile MDCT in relation to mass fatality work, illustrating the body pathway process, and its role in the identification of the pathology, personal effects, and health and safety hazards. We propose that the adoption of a single modality of mobile MDCT could replace the current use of multiple radiological sources within a mass fatality mortuary.

journal_name

J Forensic Sci

authors

Rutty GN,Robinson CE,BouHaidar R,Jeffery AJ,Morgan B

doi

10.1111/j.1556-4029.2007.00548.x

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2007-11-01 00:00:00

pages

1343-9

issue

6

eissn

0022-1198

issn

1556-4029

pii

JFO548

journal_volume

52

pub_type

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